Senator WATT (Queensland) (12:47): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator WATT: Labor supports the original motion on the basis that it simply notes the federal government's commitment and support for the live animal export trade. Labor also notes that it was a former Labor government that ensured that the live export trade operates on a sustainable footing due to the implementation of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance Scheme— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I know it's Friday and we're not usually here, but can we please behave? Order on my left and right. Senator WATT: All I seek is the respect that I display to others in this chamber. The PRESIDENT: Don't bait the chamber, Senator Watt. Senator WATT: Indeed, the Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader has stated that Australia is the only country in the world with the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance Scheme in place so that animal welfare is placed front and centre of everything we do. Nationals senators who have put forward this motion should heed the words of their leader to ensure that the live export industry continues to be a world leader with regard to animal welfare and continues to operate on a sustainable basis—meaning that, as new scientific evidence comes to the attention of the live animal export regulator, governments make decisions that ensure the welfare of the animals, as did the former agriculture minister, Senator McKenzie, and the current agriculture minister, Minister Littleproud, who supported the moratorium on live sheep to the Middle East during the northern summer trade from 1 June to mid-September. The PRESIDENT: The question is that motion moved by Senator McKenzie and others be agreed to. Question agreed to. The PRESIDENT: That brings us to a cut-off for the discovery of formal business.