Helen Kroger (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—At the request of Senator Boswell, I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 29 November 2012:

The effect on Australian ginger growers of importing fresh ginger from Fiji, including:

  (a)   the scientific basis on which the provisional final import risk analysis report regarding the importation of fresh ginger has been developed;

  (b)   the adequacy of the pest risk assessments contained in the provisional final import risk analysis report for fresh ginger from Fiji;

  (c)   the risk and consequences of the importation resulting possibly in the introduction of pest species or diseases and soil-borne diseases;

  (d)   the adequacy of the quarantine conditions recommended by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; and

  (e)   any other related matter.

Question agreed to.