Senator LUDWIG (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Minister Assisting the Attorney-General on Queensland Floods Recovery) (14:05): This is the difficulty with what the opposition has been peddling all along. It is the supply chain assurance that is required to be put in place. It is not correct simply to focus on the abattoirs themselves. The abattoirs do have to meet OIE standards. They are required to meet that as part of their supply chain assurance. To indicate that abattoirs on their own could— Senator Heffernan: I seek leave to table a report that sets out what the minister is talking about. Leave not granted. Senator LUDWIG: What the opposition wants is for the trade to resume immediately, notwithstanding that there would not be any safeguard to ensure animal welfare outcomes are adhered to as animals move through the supply chain. What the opposition is calling for is the continuation of animals to be mistreated throughout the supply chain. That is what the opposition says. Because there is no traceability, there is the potential for leakage out of the system. If you do not have the supply chain in place, you are providing information which this government— (Time expired)