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2005年 6月 20日 星期一
打印本页 Govt to appeal pork quarantine ruling
AUSTRALIA - The federal government will take an appeal against a judge's ruling on the nation's quarantine system to the full Federal Court.The Agriculture Department outlined its grounds for appeal against a decision by Justice Murray Wilcox which has undermined the entire system used by quarantine authorities.
It follows Justice Wilcox's finding earlier this month in which he strongly criticised quarantine agency Biosecurity Australia and an import risk analysis it compiled that cleared the way for pork imports from a range of countries.
Justice Wilcox said quarantine authorities had ignored warnings that the imports would effectively guarantee the disease post weaning systematic wasting syndrome (PMWS) would gain a foothold in Australia.
PMWS kills millions of piglets globally each year. Australia is one of the few nations free of the disease.
Last week Justice Wilcox issued orders banning any more permits under the import risk analysis, and blocked one company's permit to import.
Source: seven.com.au
