Gavan O'Connor (Corio, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. I refer the minister to this statement by the former Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party on 1 October 2004, which begins:

A re-elected Coalition Government will impose a mandatory code of conduct on the horticulture industry.

Is the minister aware that the minister for industry told ABC Radio this morning:

The government’s undertaking, as part of our 2004 election commitments, was that we would introduce a voluntary code of conduct and, failing that, that we would introduce a mandatory code.

Minister, who is telling the truth?

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