Peter Andren (Calare, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to second this motion of disallowance moved by the member for Kennedy. On 11 August 2005, the then new Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said in this place, in answer to a question from me about the mandatory code of conduct for the horticulture industry:

A mandatory code of conduct for the horticultural industry was an election commitment by the government which will be honoured in full.

This is the reason for this disallowance motion. A code may have been delivered, but it is not the code that growers believed was promised. This is not an election commitment honoured in full. It is a deceit.

The member for Kennedy was more gracious than I am about handing out bouquets for this half-code. He spoke about the shelf life. Well, the shelf life of the MPs representing fruit growers has been dramatically shortened, I would suggest, and their use-by date is almost up, especially with the added announcement in recent days of the decision to recommend the importation of New Zealand apples.

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