Kelvin Thomson (Wills, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Agriculture, in writing, on 28 October 2014:

(1) Did he refuse to grant Livestock Shipping Services (LSS) from 13 to 21 October 2014 for either Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) approval or an export permit for a shipment to Israel and Jordan, then Kuwait, in respect of the Maysora livestock vessel that recently departed Adelaide for Fremantle and Qatar.

(2) Has his department taken evidence in respect of ESCAS breaches by LSS to the Department of Public Prosecution for assessment.

(3) When will his department conclude its investigations into complaints of ESCAS breaches in Gaza lodged between February and July 2014.

(4) How many (a) investigators does his department have in its Investigations and Enforcement Unit, and (b) investigations into allegations of ESCAS breaches are yet to commence.

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