Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santoro. Minister, the Commonwealth and states have agreed that before any state amends legislation regarding research involving human embryos and cloning it will be referred to the Council of Australian Governments or the Australian Health Ministers Council. Minister, are you aware the Tasmanian government recently reviewed its legislation and found no case for change? Have the state and territory governments been consulted about the government’s decision to allow the promotion of cloning bills? What has been the outcome of that consultation, and if there has been no consultation, why not?