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Mr IAN COHEN: My question without notice is addressed to the Minister for Primary Industries. Will the Minister provide an update to the House on the testing of dioxin levels in fish and crustaceans in Port Jackson? Tests of bream and prawns were published in December 2005, but I am advised that further test results of other services are under way. Will the Minister give a commitment to the people of New South Wales that any further testing that has been undertaken by or for his department will be released to the public and displayed on the department's web site? When will the Minister make those results available?
The Hon. IAN MACDONALD: Yes, it is the case that the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries conducted an extensive testing regime. I have made it very clear that once the results are finalised, and I believe they are just about finalised, they will be presented to the expert panel for consideration of advice in relation to the usage of fish for recreational catch and perhaps consumption. The Government will consider those issues in the near future. Mr Ian Cohen can rest assured that the results will be made public.