Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus

The Hon. F. PANGALLO (14:40): Further supplementary question: is the minister aware that Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily suspended all Australian imported tomatoes, and what would be the cost to the South Australian tomato industry if there has to be a shutdown?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (14:40): I thank the honourable member for the supplementary. Yes, I am also aware of the New Zealand situation. We don't have reason to expect that there will need to be a shutdown of the entire industry. The sampling that is occurring is designed, as I mentioned in my original answer, to determine whether there has been further spread. It would be premature to anticipate that there would need to be such measures as the honourable member has mentioned and therefore the costs are not something that can be considered at this stage.