Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt.
HIGHER fines for breaching Australia’s biosecurity laws are being investigated following the detection of confirmed Foot and Mouth Disease virus fragments in a pork product on sale in Melbourne.
When asked about the possibility of increasing fines and penalties, Federal Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt last night told more than 2400 participants on an industry FMD webinar “that is something we are very closely looking at.”
“I think it is important that frankly we make an example of some people who do the wrong thing.
“Obviously, we’ve…
