Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011

Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011

25 November 2011

© Commonwealth of Australia 2011
ISBN 978-1-74229-554-1

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Membership of Committee (PDF 169KB)
 
Glossary and abbreviations (PDF 42KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 28KB)

Referral and summary of the Bill
Conduct of the inquiry
Outline of the report

 
Chapter 2 - Reasons for the introduction of the Bill (PDF 97KB)
 
Chapter 3 - Understanding the fresh produce supply chain and factors affecting price (PDF 357KB)

The supply chain
Whitehall Associates Report
Supply chain described in submissions

 
Chapter 4 - Views on the Bill in submissions and evidence (PDF 140KB)

Difficulties with calculating the producer price
The effect of the Bill on producers
The producer price may be inaccurate and misleading 
Necessity for the Bill
The Bill is not the right solution to this problem

 
Chapter 5 - The Bill and its operations (PDF 92KB)

The provisions of the Bill
Aspects of the Bill requiring clarification
How would the Bill work?

 
Chapter 6 - Committee view (PDF 68KB)
 
Dissenting Report by Senator Nick Xenophon (PDF 72KB)
 
Appendix 1: Submissions and tabled documents (PDF 21KB)
 
Appendix 2: Public Hearing and Witnesses (PDF 6KB)

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