Senate debates

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Bills

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012; In Committee

6:06 pm

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I would have thought that estimates would provide a valuable opportunity for you to ask the independent regulator, AFMA, yourself. If you ask them to appear at estimates, they will appear and they will be available to answer your questions as they can. On the review, I do not envisage it as an opportunity to ask questions. I think the review is going to undertake a legislative review of the two acts. I am not going to fetter Mr Borthwick. He will work through the terms of reference that have been provided to him and do a competent job.

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