Simon Crean (Hotham, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Regional Development) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Can the minister confirm that in November 2005 he agreed to the release of three horses imported from France, including one named Reign of Fire, and that this was done outside the normal allowable period determined by AQIS? Minister, did these horses subsequently travel to Sydney and Newcastle race meetings? Can the minister confirm that AQIS was so concerned by the quarantine risk posed by the minister’s decision to release these horses that it established special surveillance arrangements?

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