Animal Welfare

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (15:15): Supplementary: is the minister aware, given that fish and cephalopods are part of the Animal Welfare Act in every other jurisdiction in this country, if that has had any impact on those relevant industries.

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:15): I think the Hon. Ms Franks makes a relevant point, and was along the same lines as I was just alluding to, in that I am aware that a number of other jurisdictions—possibly all, the Hon. Ms Franks is asserting—have some of that recognition. The advice that I had was that it hasn't caused significant difficulties for either wild catch fisheries or aquaculture.