A Western Australian Labor MP says northern pastoralists haven't been given enough time to participate in inquiries into the live export of Australian animals.

Two investigations, including an independent review and a Senate Inquiry, were launched after the cattle trade to Indonesia was suspended about five weeks ago.
Submissions for both close today, but Member for the Kimberley, Carol Martin, wants the deadline extended.

She's worried the inquiries will lack balance and wants the committee conducting the Senate inquiry to visit producers and take submissions in person.

"The Senate inquiry really should have come out to the people on the country and discuss their issues, because there's been no face to face anything at the moment.
"Pastoralists were helpless in this whole process, whereas the animal welfare people have had five months to prepare."

The chair of the senate inquiry, Bill Heffernan, has told ABC Rural the Senate will accept submissions after today, within reason.

The ABC has also put in calls to the Federal Department of Agriculture to see whether submissions to the Live Export Trade Review chaired by Bill Farmer can be extended.
Despite being a Labor MP, Ms Martin has been extremely vocal in her opposition to federal Labor's handling of the live export issue, and continued her attack today on the Country Hour.

"The cattle industry has been brought into ill repute by a stupid government making stupid decisions to please 1 per cent of the constituency who usually don't vote for bloody Labor anyway."