Mr. Barry Larkin:

Currently, that is right but in the new scheme, everyone will have to record every tonne of fertiliser purchased. It would be naive to think that the guys sailing close to the edge will record all the data.

There is also another aspect to this. If merchants are to record fertiliser sales and submit the information to the Department, agri-retail traders could be accused of telling tales on and compromising their customers. It seems as though that has not been thought about nor has it been on anyone's radar, but it is the truth of it.