Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

In 2009 the government tabled its response to all the recommendations in the More than honey report. The honey bee industry is a small but vital part of the Australian economy and a contributor to the success of Australian agriculture. This issue of the protection of the honey bee industry is tied to the wider issue of biosecurity reform. The Gillard government remains committed to reforming the biosecurity system. This requires the introduction of a risk based approach to biosecurity measures. The biosecurity issue raised in the More than honey report was dealt with in the framework of the Beale review. The government released the report of the Beale review and its preliminary response on 18 December 2008. The government also raised several recommendations of the primary industries standing committee and the government continues to actively monitor Australia’s border for pests and incursions related to the bee industry, including—(Time expired)