Pursuant to the order of the Senate of 10 August 2006, the Senate shall now proceed to a division on the motion moved by Senator O’Brien to refer a matter to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee.

Question put:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in March 2007:

The administration of quarantine by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and its ministers, with particular reference to:

(a)

the effectiveness of current administrative arrangements for managing quarantine, including whether the community is best served by maintaining the division between Biosecurity Australia and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS);