Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

Australia has an independent import risk analysis. We have long had that both under this government, under Minister Burke, and under the former government—a government of which you were a part. I am sure that the apple and pear growers and any other organisations that are concerned about the activities of the D. suzukiithe fruit fly that we are talking about here—have and will put their concerns and arguments about the need to consider and take into account the activities of this particular fly. These interest groups claim there is a risk and that will be assessed under a process that has long existed. (Time expired)