Senate debates Documents
Live Animal Exports; Order for the Production of Documents
Mehreen Faruqi NSW, Australian Greens
4:07 pm
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
I seek leave to make a short statement.
Anne Ruston SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific
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
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 1238, standing in the name of Senator Faruqi, be agreed to.