EI inquiry gets underway

An independent inquiry into the equine influenza outbreak gets underway in Sydney this morning.

The Special Commission of Inquiry will be headed by retired High Court judge Ian Callinan and has been given the powers of a Royal Commission.
Under the terms of reference set out by the Federal Government, Justice Callinan has been asked to examine the circumstances contributing to the horse flu outbreak and whether quarantine processes for imported horses need to be strengthened.

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