Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Siewert and the government will just have to agree to disagree on this. The short answer to her final question is no, we will not be revisiting the very limited and temporary exemption that Minister Hunt has granted with effect to 30 April 2014. I go back to the reports of undersized sharks being caught. Sharks caught that are less than three metres long will be released alive if possible. If they are not in a condition to survive, they are to be humanely destroyed. To summarise—

Senator Siewert interjecting—

Senator Siewert, I think no amount of exchanges between you and I will bring us to a consensus.

Honourable senators interjecting—