Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a supplementary question. The Australian government’s inspection process relies on the human eye, which means there is room for error. The apple and pear industry has requested the government trial these inspections on its own orchards with artificial fire blight specs to test whether this method is efficient. How effective do you think you would be in finding a fire blight spot on an apple like this one in an orchard full of apples? Will the Australian government agree to test the efficiency of Australia’s inspection methods and prove its claims that it is committed to protecting Australian farmers?