Live Sheep Export

The Hon. B.R. HOOD (15:06): Supplementary: does the minister concede—

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order! I want to be able to hear it.

The Hon. B.R. HOOD: I want to be able to hear it too. Does the minister concede that banning live sheep exports will result in worse animal welfare outcomes and significantly disadvantage local farmers for the benefit of countries with no animal welfare practices whatsoever? You spoke about improvements in your first answer.

The PRESIDENT: You mentioned improvements to practices, so I am going to allow it.

Members interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:07): I thank the honourable member for his supplementary question, which at least made some sense, which is better than the previous one, so it is good to see that he is improving.

The Hon. K.J. Maher interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Order!

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN: I would always encourage any matters that will improve animal welfare whilst also supporting our producers.