Information about the Inquiry
On 14 February the Senate established the Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries to inquire into the implications for Australian farmers of the pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global chemical and fertiliser markets and related matters.
The reporting date has been further extended to 20 August 2009.
The date for submissions has been
extended to 3 April 2008.
Submissions are invited and should be lodged at agriculture.sen@aph.gov.au by 19 March. If you wish to make a confidential submission please contact the committee secretary. The reporting date is 16 June 2008. For information about the inquiry visit www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/agric_ctte/fertiliser/tor.htm
or phone (02) 6277 3510.
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public only after a decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions must not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not.
Following consideration of submissions, the Committee will hold public hearings. The Committee will consider all submissions and may invite individuals and organisations to give evidence at the public hearings.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia