Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Overnight, the government has alleged that preventing New Zealand apple imports could result in retaliatory action from New Zealand under the WTO rules. However, could the minister outline which tariffs New Zealand could apply against Australia which are consistent with the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Agreement, ANZCERTA? Is it not correct that New Zealand could not impose retaliatory tariffs because to do so would be in breach of ANZCERTA because it is not a 'covered agreement' for the purposes of the WTO disputes settlement understanding?