Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Sherry. I refer to the Final import risk analysis report for the importation of Cavendish bananas from the Philippines. Will AQIS inspectors be actively involved in the conduct of infield inspections to verify an area of low pest prevalence or will their role essentially be one of oversighting process? Can the minister assure the house that the report released yesterday is the same, in all material respects, as that which the IRA team signed off on before being disbanded?