Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill

It is a pleasure to take a very short call on the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill. It is a really important bill. We are in a country where we live with innovators and people who like to develop products that help our primary industries along, and what this bill does, effectively, is extend the time that the data is kept private, so that it gives them an opportunity to get a return on their investment. It is also for if they want to change the use—so if there is another use for that data, they get more years to be able to hold on to it.

I think it can only do good things for innovation in this country and also for others who are wanting to invest over here in that innovative space—because we are always looking for new ideas and ways to do better agriculture, particularly as we move into the realms of climate change, etc. It is a pleasure to commend this bill to the House. Thank you.

Members, the question is that the motion be agreed to. Those of that opinion—

💬 Todd Barclay: Mr Assistant Speaker—

The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): No, I am sorry. You are too late. I paused, no one took the call, and I am putting the question. You are too late, I am sorry.