Animal Welfare

2084. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade:

I refer to the 1 January 2020 deadline for a 0.5 percent cap on sulphur content in marine fuel mandated by the International Maritime Organisation, and I ask:

(a)  given that the live export fleet is the oldest saltwater fleet in the world, what impact does the Minister expect the new regulatory standards will have on live export operations;

363. Hon ALISON XAMON to the minister representing the Minister for Racing and Gaming:

I refer to the letters tabled in response to question without notice 269—namely, the Minister for Racing and Gaming’s correspondence with the federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources seeking regulatory and legislative change to prevent the exporting of greyhounds, and the federal minister’s response, which stated that he had attempted to implement change but had not been able to secure the necessary support of the states and territories.