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Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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FREE-RANGE EGGS

The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Leader of the Opposition) (14:56): I have a supplementary question. In relation to truth in labelling, is the minister aware that Victorian eggs are currently being sold in the Barossa Valley under the label of Barossa Ridge?

The PRESIDENT: I don't know how that relates to it, but if the honourable minister has—

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Regional Development, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for State/Local Government Relations) (14:56): Mr President, I'm not too sure whether the honourable member is saying that there has been a breach of labelling legislation. If there is, then I am happy to investigate it; if there is not, and I doubt that there is, then people are entitled to—

The Hon. D.W. Ridgway: Mislead the consumer—okay, fine.

The Hon. G.E. GAGO: Well, there are lots of issues around labelling and a great deal of complexity. There are also issues around the way that people are entitled to promote and advertise their material. There are very contentious points of view around that that we, as legislators, try to balance. As I said, if the honourable member believes that there has been a breach, then I am happy to follow it up.

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