Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Senator Nick Xenophon, Senate Hansard, 13 September 2011, p. 5906-5907.

[2]        http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/182442/food_pricing_report.pdf (accessed 8 November 2011).

[3]        Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml?itemId=838251 (accessed 8 November 2011).

Chapter 2 - Reasons for the introduction of the Bill

[1]        Senate Economics Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry: Final Report, 3 November 2011, https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/dairy_industry_supermarket_2011/report/report.pdf. 

[2]        Writer not stated, 'Fair deal push for farmers', Sunday Tasmanian, 14 August 2011, p. 17.

[3]        Nigel Austin, 'Paying the price', The Advertiser, 8 September 2011, p. 25.

[4]        Senator Nick Xenophon, Senate Hansard, 13 September 2011, pp 5906-5907.           

[5]        Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011 [No. 1].

[6]        The Hon. Bob Katter MP, House of Representatives Hansard, 19 September 2011, p. 10425.

[7]        Mr Craig Kelly, President, Southern Sydney Retail Association, Committee Hansard,
25 September 2009, p. 11.

[8]        Debra Jopson 'Throwaway prices seen as recipe for food crisis', Sydney Morning Herald,
10 October 2009, p. 10.

[9]        John Kehoe 'Katter's farm-gate push puts heat on supermarket giants', Australian Financial Review, 25 August 2011, p. 14.

[10]      Jackie Sinnerton 'Buy local to help struggling farms – Producers not paid enough, say shoppers', Brisbane Sunday Mail, 14 August 2010, p. 14.

[11]      See Senate Economics Committee website,    https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/economics_ctte/dairy_industry_supermarket_2011/tor.htm (accessed 18 November 2011).

[12]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 4.

[13]      South Australian Farmers Federation, Submission 9, p. 1.

[14]      NSW Farmers' Federation, Submission 12, pp 1-2.

[15]      Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association, Submission 14, p. 1.

[16]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Committee Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc,
Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, pp 3-4.

[17]      Woolworths Ltd, Submission 11, p. 13; Australian National Retailers Association,
Submission 13, p. 3.

[18]      Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, Overview, July 2008, p. xx.

[19]      Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, Overview, July 2008, p. xx.

[20]      Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 302.

[21]      Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 302.

[22]      Whitehall Associates, Price determination in the Australian food industry, a report, 2003, p. 2, quoted in Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, Overview, July 2008, p. 38.

Chapter 3 - Understanding the fresh produce supply chain

[1]        Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 7, p. 1.

[2]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, pp 218-220.

[3]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, pp 247-250.

[4]        Mr Peter White, President, South Australian Farmers Federation, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 32.

[5]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, pp 251-252.

[6]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 252.

[7]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 252.

[8]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 252.

[9]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 253.

[10]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 256.

[11]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, July 2008, p. 254.

[12]      Whitehall Associates, Price Determination in the Australian Food Industry: A Report, 2003,   p. 54.

[13]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, pp 6-7.

[14]      Australian National Retailers' Association, Submission 13, p. 2.

[15]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 9, p. 8.

[16]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 9, pp 2-3.

[17]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Committee Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, pp 4-5.

Chapter 4 - Views on the Bill in submissions and evidence

[1]        Ms Cathy Lowe, Committee Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc,
Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 6.

[2]        Mr Peter White, President, South Australian Farmers Federation, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 30.

[3]        Woolworths Ltd, Submission 11, p. 7.   

[4]        Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, pp 6-7.

[5]        PMA Australia-New Zealand, Submission 8, p. 2.

[6]        Ms Margy Osmond, Chief Executive, Australian National Retailers Association,
Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 21.

[7]        Mr Charles McElhone, General Manager, Policy, National Farmers' Federation,
Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 37.

[8]        Woolworths Limited, Submission 11, p. 7.

[9]        NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 12, p. 1.

[10]      Australian National Retailers Association, Submission 13, p. 2.

[11]      SA Fresh Fruit Growers Association, Submission 3, p. 1.

[12]      Mr Grant Saler, Submission 1, p. 2.

[13]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 3.

[14]      Tasmanian Farmers & Graziers Association, Submission 14, p. 2.

[15]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 4, p. 3.

[16]      Mr Peter White, President, South Australian Farmers Federation, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 32.

[17]      Victorian Farmers Federation, Submission 6, p. 2.

[18]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 11, p. 9.

[19]      Australian National Retailers' Association, Submission 13, p. 2.

[20]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 11, p. 9.

[21]      Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 7, p. 1. 

[22]      Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 7, p. 1. 

[23]      SA Fresh Fruit Growers Association, Submission 3, p. 1.

[24]      Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 7, p. 1.

[25]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 4, p. 4.

[26]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 11, p. 12.

[27]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 4, p. 4.

[28]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 7.

[29]      PMA Australia-New Zealand, Submission 8, p. 2.

[30]      NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 12, p. 1.

[31]      Australian National Retailers' Association, Submission 13, p. 2.

[32]      Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 7, p. 2.

[33]      NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 12, p. 1.

[34]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 7.

[35]      Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Operations Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 13.

[36]      Woolworths Ltd, Submission 11, p. 13; Australian National Retailers Association, Submission 13, p. 3.

[37]      Australian National Retailers' Association, Submission 13, p. 3.

[38]      Names Withheld, Submission 2, p. 2.

[39]      Names Withheld, Submission 2, p. 2.

[40]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 9.

[41]      Woolworths Ltd, Submission 11, p. 2.

[42]      PMA Australia-New Zealand, Submission 8, p. 1.

[43]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 4, p. 5.

[44]      NSW Farmers' Association, Submission 12, p. 2.

[45]      Australian National Retailers Association, Submission 13, pp 3-4.

[46]      The Western Australian Farmers Federation Inc, Submission 10, p. 1.

[47]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 10.

[48]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 4.

[49]      Ms Cathy Lowe, Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 7.

[50]      Mr Peter White, President, South Australian Farmers Federation, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 28.

[51]      See http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/783105 (accessed 17 November 2011).

[52]      Ms Margy Osmond, Australian National Retailers Association, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 23.

[53]      Mr Charles McElhone, National Farmers Federation, Proof Committee Hansard,
15 November 2011, p. 39.

Chapter 5 - The Bill and its operations

[1]        For example, Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 4, p. 3; Woolworths Limited, Submission 11, p. 9; Australian National Retailers Association, Submission 13, p. 2; Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 5.

[2]        Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Operations Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 13.

[3]       See Victorian Farmers' Federation, Submission 6, p. 2.

Chapter 6 - Committee view

[1]        Clause 3, Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011 [No. 2]; Senator Nick Xenophon, Senate Hansard, 13 September 2011, pp 5906-5907.

[2]        Senator Nick Xenophon, Senate Hansard, 13 September 2011, pp 5906-5907.

[3]        Nigel Austin, 'Paying the price', The Advertiser, 8 September 2011, p. 25.

[4]        Writer not stated, 'Fair deal push for farmers', Sunday Tasmanian, 14 August 2011, p. 17.

[5]        Senator Nick Xenophon, Senate Hansard, 13 September 2011, pp 5906-5907.

Dissenting Report by Senator Nick Xenophon

[1]        Mrs Margy Osmond, ANRA, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 21.

[2]        Mr Peter White, SAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 33.

[3]        Mr Peter White, SAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 31.

[4]        Mr Scott Gregson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 18.

[5]        Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 5, p. 4.

[6]        Mr Peter White, SAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 33.

[7]        Mrs Catherine Lowe, CGSA, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 4.

[8]        Mrs Catherine Lowe, CGSA, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 4;
Mr Peter White, SAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 29.

[9]        Mr Peter White, SAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 November 2011, p. 29.