Food Production

The Hon. T.A. FRANKS (14:49): Supplementary: should a ban be implemented, what investment is anticipated in the chilled meat export industry, and will this increase regional jobs in our state?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:49): I thank the honourable member for her supplementary question. I assume it was in relation to the live sheep export ban dates announced by the federal government earlier this week? Certainly, the federal government has indicated investment to assist producers here in Australia, and I would expect that some of that will go towards potentially—I am speculating, I will admit—increased processing capacity, which could have positive benefits for Australian jobs and for Australian producers.