Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:

(1)Yes

(2) The bait was incinerated.

(3) Purchase of the incinerator was approximately $42,000, some of which will be re-couped when the incinerator is sold.

(4) If the bait had been returned to Australia it is estimated the cost of its return and disposal would have been approximately $3 million.

(5) As the bait was registered by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority only for use on Macquarie Island, it was not lawful to use it elsewhere in Australia.