Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 2013-15, No. 90, 26 March 2015, p. 2458.

[2]        Joint Communique, Meeting of Ministers for Consumer Affairs, Friday, 13 June 2014, Cairns, Queensland, http://www.consumerlaw.gov.au/content/CAF/meetings/downloads/006_v2.pdf . Also see Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.3.

[3]        See Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.4.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3 and paragraph 1.5.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[7]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 4.

[8]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 4 of 2015, 26 March 2015, Appendix 4, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Senate/committee/selectionbills_ctte/reports/2015/rep0415.pdf

[9]        Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 4 of 2015, 26 March 2015, Appendix 5, https://www.aph.gov.au/~/media/Senate/committee/selectionbills_ctte/reports/2015/rep0415.pdf

Chapter 2 - Provisions of the bill

[1]        The Hon Bruce Bilson, House of Representative Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 8.

[2]        Subsection 131(1), Schedule 2—the Australian Consumer Law, CC Act.

[3]        Subsection 131(5), Schedule 2—the Australian Consumer Law, CC Act.

[4]        Subsection 131(1), Schedule 2—the Australian Consumer Law, CC Act.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph s 1.7–1.9.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.7.

[7]        Established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991, FSANZ is part of the Australian Government's Health portfolio. It is mainly responsible for developing and administering the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. FSANZ also plays a role in coordinating national food safety incidents and food recalls. FSANZ's role with food-related mandatory reports is limited to national monitoring and reporting.

[8]        Submission 1, p. [1].

[9]        House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, pp. 8–9.

[10]      Submission 1, p. [1].

[11]      Submission 1, p. [1].

[12]      Submission 1, p. [2].

[13]      Submission 4, p. [1].

[14]      Submission 2, p. [2].

[15]      Submission 2, p. [2].

[16]      Submission 6, [1].

[17]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 8.

[18]      Submission 2, p. [1].

[19]      Submission 1, p. [2].

[20]      Submission 2, p. [1].

[21]      Submission 2, p. [1].

[22]      Submission 2, p. [3].

[23]      Submission 2, pp. [1–2].

[24]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[25]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[26]      Submission 7, p. 1.

[27]      Correspondence from the ACCC to the Senate Economics Committee, 10 April 2015.

[28]      Submission 5, p. [1].

[29]      Submission 5, p. [2].

[30]      Submission 2, p. [2].

[31]      Submission 5, [1].

[32]      See explanation given by Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, p. 418, http://competitionpolicyreview.gov.au/files/2015/03/Competition-policy-review-report_online.pdf (accessed 23 April 2015). See section 155—Power to obtain information, documents and evidence, CCA.

[33]      Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, p. 418, http://competitionpolicyreview.gov.au/files/2015/03/Competition-policy-review-report_online.pdf (accessed 23 April 2015).

[34]      Explanatory Memorandum,  paragraph 1.45.

[35]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 9.

[36]      Item 20, Competition and Consumer Amendment (Deregulatory and Other Measures) Bill 2015.

[37]      Submission 3, pp. 1 and 2.

[38]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[39]      Submission 4, p. [2].

[40]      Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, p. 71, http://competitionpolicyreview.gov.au/files/2015/03/Competition-policy-review-report_online.pdf (accessed 23 April 2015).

[41]      Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, p. 71, http://competitionpolicyreview.gov.au/files/2015/03/Competition-policy-review-report_online.pdf (accessed 23 April 2015).

[42]      The Treasury answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[43]      The Treasury answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[44]      The ACCC's answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[45]      The ACCC's answer to written question on notice, see appendix 2

[46]      Professor Ian Harper, Peter Anderson, Su McCluskey Michael O'Bryan QC, Competition Policy Review, Final Report, March 2015, p. 71, http://competitionpolicyreview.gov.au/files/2015/03/Competition-policy-review-report_online.pdf (accessed 23 April 2015).

[47]      The Treasury and the ACCC's answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[48]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 10.

[49]      Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.38.

[50]      Explanatory Memorandum paragraph 1.39.

[51]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[52]      Submission 3, p. 2.

[53]      The Treasury and the ACCC's answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[54]      The ACCC's answer to written question on notice, see Appendix 2.

[55]      Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.13.

[56]      House of Representative Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 9.

[57]      Section 132A, CCA.

[58]      Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.29.

[59]      Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.29.

[60]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 10.

[61]      Explanatory Memorandum paragraphs 1.17–1.18.

[62]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 10.

[63]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 9.

[64]      Explanatory Memorandum, paragraph 1.34

[65]      See Explanatory Memorandum,  p. 7.

[66]      House of Representatives Hansard, 18 March 2015, p. 10.

[67]      Submission 2, p. [2].

Labor Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        See: Choice, Submission 5, p. 1.

Dissenting Report by Senator Nick Xenophon

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 8.

[2]        CHOICE, Submission 5, p. 1.

[3]        CHOICE, Submission 5, p. 1.

[4]        CHOICE, Submission 5, p. 2.