Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Whilst Labor, too, has concerns as to how the department interacted with the Review of the regulatory capability and culture of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in the regulation of live animal exports, undertaken by Mr Philip Moss, Labor cannot support the motion, because the criticism should be directed squarely at the former agriculture minister, the member for New England, and the Liberal-National government, who set out the culture for the department and dismantled processes to address the inherent challenges the department faces, both to promote live animal exports while also regulating live animal exports.