Live Sheep Export

The Hon. L.A. HENDERSON (15:10): My question is to the Minister for Primary Industries regarding live exports. As Minister for Primary Industries, does she support the federal government's position to ban live sheep exports?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:10): I thank the honourable member for her question. I hope she is aware that the then Labor opposition (federally) went to the last election with an election commitment to ban live sheep exports. That is obviously a matter for them. In South Australia we—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! The Leader of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition!

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The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, sit down for a minute. Are we ready for the answer?

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The PRESIDENT: I am not going to reward him.

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The PRESIDENT: Order! Stop wasting question time.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I would encourage those opposite to perhaps apprise themselves of the difference between federal and state responsibilities, not just in regard to this matter but repeatedly in question time we see from those opposite two particular scenarios: one, which state minister is responsible for this particular federal responsibility; or, two, which state minister in the other place is responsible for a particular matter, but it should be answered here.

In terms of responsibilities, those opposite should take to heart their responsibility to apprise themselves of federal and state jurisdictions, to apprise themselves of who has direct ability to make decisions. In terms of live sheep export, that is a federal matter. They might also be interested to—

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The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: —apprise themselves of how much live export happens from South Australia when it comes to live sheep export, because I think they might find that particularly interesting reading.