Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following documents be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, no later than 9.50 pm on 3 December 2018:

(a) any draft versions of the 'Review of the Regulatory Capability and Culture of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Regulation of Live Animal Exports' provided to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources or the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources; and

(b) any correspondence between any or all of the following regarding this report or draft versions of the report: the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, and Mr Philip Moss, AM.

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

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted for one minute.

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

Draft versions of the report were unfinished working papers containing raw material from certain contributions made on the basis of confidentiality. A number of confidential submissions were made, informing the report. Editorial actions related to creating clarity and redacting confidential identifiers from the text. The document was subject to a cabinet process, with the final documents released to the public. The Moss report was an independent and unallied review of the regulatory culture of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, making substantive recommendations, all of which were accepted by the government. Recommendations have obliged change within the department and the industry. The department's resources are focused on implementing the report's recommendations.

Scott Ryan (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The question is that general business notice of motion No. 1238, standing in the name of Senator Faruqi, be agreed to.