Fruit Fly

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (14:41): Supplementary: can the minister confirm or let the house know how many boxes of fruit from each pallet or consignment are opened for inspection before delivery to supermarkets?

The Hon. D.K.B. BASHAM (Finniss—Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development) (14:42): I will need to make some inquiries in relation to that question to find exactly the detail around the protocols involved in inspections. In the cases that we have had from Victoria, they operate under an agreed program that is certified by the Victorian government and we will need to continue to understand what has happened, whether there has been a breakdown in protocols or whether there has been a change in circumstances that makes it inappropriate for that fruit to come over. We have asked the Victorian government and department to investigate from their end and we will continue to investigate from our end.