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

Mr President, I have a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of reports that Indonesian government ministers have stated they now intend to import beef and buffalo meat from so-called foot-and-mouth-disease-free zones in affected countries such as Brazil and from India whose herds are endemic for foot-and-mouth disease? Can he explain what measures he is taking to prevent such action, given the high risk of diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia and meat-borne diseases affecting humans which will reach Indonesia and possibly Australia?