Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given my initial question, why then did the minister’s office say on 20 March that the terms of reference would be announced in a couple of weeks and on 15 May that the terms of reference would be announced in a couple of weeks, and why did Mr Sidebottom, the member for Braddon, on the date of the announcement, 6 March, say:

The strategy group will run in parallel with—

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current company review …

The review and the strategy group report will give government, the North-West Coast community and the industry a clearer understanding of where things are at and what the industry may need to sustain its future.