Meat production and property development major focuses of Tasmania state parties

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Tasmania's major parties have red tape in their sights with the state government promising to streamline subdivisions.  Meanwhile state Labor is backing calls from meat producers to make paddock to plate farming easier.

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00:00These little piggies could be headed for market, but farmers say there are challenges to get

00:08them ready to sell.

00:09Right across the state we've got great producers that want to get the handbrake of regulation

00:14taken off.

00:15The opposition's backing a petition to enable small-scale producers to sell meat processed

00:21on farm.

00:22The call sparked by a months-long temporary closure of a local abattoir in the state's

00:27south.

00:28Farmers are really switched on with animal welfare these days and the last thing they

00:32want to hear about is animals having to be trucked five, six, seven hours, or even across

00:37Bass Strait to be processed.

00:39It's important that we get the balance right, the paddock-to-plate story and economic opportunities

00:44for our farmers, while also ensuring that animal welfare...

00:48Concerns have been raised about animal welfare standards in the state's abattoirs.

00:53There are calls to ensure any changes come with appropriate oversight.

00:57We want it to be done properly, we want it to be regulated, we want to have oversight.

01:01The primary objective here has to be to process those animals humanely.

01:08Also focused on red tape, the Liberal government's looking to streamline subdivisions.

01:13They say by repealing legislation, developers won't have to be assessed twice for the same

01:18plans.

01:19We want to give people that are looking to build homes more certainty and more clarity.

01:24We deal with this pretty well on a daily basis.

01:27It's 30 odd years old, it's outdated, it's not fit for purpose.

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