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

I just correct that: I mentioned the Four Corners program on the 30th. The 31st was the time that the suspension was put in place.

Can I then indicate that, from that January correspondence, the MLA provided back to me an action plan dealing with animal welfare outcomes. As I indicated, what I have said consistently to them is that (1) I did not endorse it; and (2) it did not go far enough—its time lines were far too long. Consistently through that period we spoke to the MLA and other industry bodies—LiveCorp—about this particular issue and about how they needed to improve their opportunity to ensure that they could continue to have a live animal export industry while maintaining animal welfare outcomes for the industry.

In addition to that, when the Four Corners program went to air MLA did respond with another plan—a more detailed plan— (Time expired)