Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Patrick is correct. The Commonwealth government has only one vote on that forum, and that forum voted, by majority, to ask FSANZ to do some additional work. So, in other words, the Commonwealth and enough states and territories made a decision to do some further work. I know that FSANZ has been back to industry to check some of the figures that they provided with respect to the potential cost impact on them. I'm certain that that evidence will be provided in the reporting that FSANZ brings back to food ministers when it reports back to us formally later this month. That will be considered as a part of the overall discussion at that food ministers meeting. I think it's on about 21 July. My sincere hope is that once we get through the report that comes back from FSANZ to food ministers, which is due next week, we'll be in a position to move to— (Time expired)