Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific) Share this | Hansard source

The claims made in this motion are false. Mr Philip Moss himself has rejected any suggestion that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources influenced his report. In a clear public statement he said that he found no evidence of any corrupt conduct. Mr Moss has stated that, if he had found corrupt conduct, he would have said so in his report. The government has accepted the recommendations of the Moss report and is getting on with implementing a range of reforms recommended by Mr Moss to ensure a sustainable live export trade overseen by a capable and competent regulator.