Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matters be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2010:

(a)

the implications to the Australian horse industry of committing to an Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA);

(b)

the options for equitable contributions by horse owners to a levy scheme to meet their obligations under an EADRA in the event of an emergency animal disease outbreak in horses;

(c)

the criteria by which the cost burden of a levy would be shared between Commonwealth, state and territory governments, horse industry groups and owners;

(d)

quarantine and biosecurity threats to Australia’s horse industry; and

(e)

any other related matters.

Question agreed to.