Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

What those opposite should recall is that this has been a government that has conducted a measured approach to this issue. If you recall, the first thing I did post that footage on ABC Four Corners was ask the department to investigate the footage and the evidence itself. They are ably qualified to undertake the task. I also put a moratorium on the installation of any new Mark I restraint boxes with Commonwealth funding. I also asked for an independent, scientific assessment of the Mark I and Mark IV restraint boxes by the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer.

In addition to that, as part of this work, a team of DFAT officials have already arrived in Indonesia. They will be joined this week by an independent representative of the Australian Veterinary Association. They will be conducting a review of the processing facilities that received Australian cattle in Indonesia and continuing to review the Mark I and Mark IV restraint boxes. They will also— (Time expired)