Speakers: Speaker 30, Speaker 22

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Speaker 30

>> Okay. Uh just moving on to another topic in the October estimates I think the department responded uh to my questions on notice and this was the question. How many complaints has the department received from farm transparency project in relation to animal cruelty at slaughter houses? And the answer I received was seven complaints all of which it said resulted in regulatory action being undertaken. Was this regulatory action undertaken by state or federal governments?

Speaker 22

>> Senator Tom Black, first assistant secretary sports and veterary services division. uh in the context of the regulatory action that would be referred to in the answer to the quan that would have been action taken by the regulator.

Speaker 30

So the commonwealth >> to the commonwealth yes because I know that there's often some argu and these complaints are passed from the state to the federal government. Often the state says it's federal government and the federal government says it's state but obviously it's clear that regulatory action on these issues can be taken by

Speaker 22

the federal government. reg regulatory action against the condition. So conditions can be posed against the registration of the export registered

Speaker 30

establishment. >> Yep. And could you I know it's seven actions. So if you could provide what regulatory action was undertaken as a result of each complaint on notice, I'd really appreciate that. >> I can do that, Senator. >> Yeah. Thank you. Uh, and just on the animal welfare strategy, um, can someone please provide me with an update on where we're at with with that, the Australian animal welfare strategy?