Pork producers allowed to pursue case in quarantine fight

AUSTRALIA - The High Court will allow Australian Pork Limited (APL) to pursue its case against quarantine measures for imported pig meat.

The pork industry wants to overturn a decision by the Federal Government to allow imports from countries affected by the pig disease, post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS).

Justice McHugh has agreed to expedite the case, which means the High Court will hear the application for special leave to appeal next month and if the industry wins there will be a full hearing next year.

APL chief executive Andrew Spencer says a PMWS outbreak could cost Australia as much as $200 million every year.

"It's important that this case is expedited because every day that we are continuing to import pig meat into this country is another day that we carry the risk of importing exotic disease with it," he said.

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Source: abc.net.au

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