Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 25 June 2008, p. 7.

[2]        Submission 50A, Fonterra, p. 1.

[3]        Dairy Australia, Australian Dairy Industry in Focus 2008, 2008, p. 9.

[4]        Dairy Australia report, p. 11.

[5]        Dairy Australia report, pp 12-13.

[6]        Dairy Australia report, pp 17-18.

[7]        Dairy Australia report, p. 21.

[8]        Dairy Australia report, p. 26.

[9]        Dairy Australia report, p. 22.

[10]      Deregulation refers to the removal of both state and Commonwealth legislation specific to the dairy industry.

[11]      Dairy Australia, 'A History of Industry Regulation in Australia', http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au

[12]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Deregulation of the Australian Dairy Industry, October 1999, p. 21.

[13]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Deregulation of the Australian Dairy Industry, October 1999, p. 37.

[14]      http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au

[15]      http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au

[16]      http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au

Chapter 2

[1]        Lion Nathan Ltd has now formally merged with National Foods.

[2]        Mr Donnison, Fonterra, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 54.

[3]        Mr Waugh, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 78.

[4]        Mr Beattie, Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 10.

[5]        Mr Perkins, Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 11.

[6]        Mr Perkins, Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 2. See also Submission 129, Bargaining Group, p. 9.

[7]        National Foods, 'National Foods takes offer direct to farmers', Media Release, 30 October 2009. See also Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 5.

[8]        Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 5.

[9]        Mr O'Malley, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 6.

[10]      Mr O'Malley, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 7.

[11]      Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, pp 9-10.

[12]      Mr O'Malley, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, pp 7-8.

[13]      Mr Barker, Correspondence to Chair, dated 23 October 2009.

[14]      ABARE, Australian Dairy, June 2009, p. 8.

[15]      National Foods, Answers to questions on notice, dated 25 November 2009.

[16]      Submission from the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the Australian dairy industry, p. 6.

[17]      Submission 136, NFL, p. 1.

[18]      Submission 136, NFL, p. 5; Mr Evans, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 2.

[19]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, pp 16-17. See also Mr Davenport, TFGA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 105.

[20]      Mr Donnison, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 56.

[21]      Mr Bake, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 83.

[22]      National Foods, Correspondence, 15 October 2009.

[23]      Mr Bake, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 83.

[24]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, section 4.

[25]      Mr Rogers, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 4.

[26]      Mr Clarke, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2009, p. 21.

[27]      Mr Jones, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2009, p. 45.

[28]      Mr Gribble, Committee Hansard, 12 October 2009, p. 45.

[29]      Mr Waugh, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 78.

[30]      Mr Donnison, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 41.

[31]      Mr Beattie, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 3.

[32]      Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 10.

[33]      Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 11.

[34]      Submission 126, Mr Wilson, p. 3.

[35]      National Foods letter, dated 18 June 2009 – Tabled Document, 7 October 2009. See also Mr Evans, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, p. 2.

[36]      Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 85. See also National Foods, Correspondence, dated 15 October 2009.

[37]      Mr Oldfield, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 111.

[38]      Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 23.

[39]      Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 23.

[40]      Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p.24. See also Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 29.

[41]      Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 29.

[42]      Submission 153, Ms Margetts, p. 3.

[43]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, p. 10.

[44]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, pp 10-12. The contract is at Section 6 of the submission. The legal opinion from Temple-Smith Partners, dated 9 September 2009, relating to the contract is also at Section 6 of the submission.

[45]      Submission 130, Circular Head Dairy Farmers, p. 1. See also Dr Abbott, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 44-45.

[46]      See, for example, Submission 126, Mr Wilson, p. 2; Submission 140, L & E Carter, p. 1; Submission 137, Mr Oliver p 1.

[47]      National Foods, Correspondence, dated 4 November 2009.

[48]      National Foods, Correspondence, dated 4 November 2009.

[49]      National Foods, Answers to questions on notice, dated 25 November 2009.

[50]      Submission 50A, Fonterra, p. 4. BSC is owned by more than 1300 dairy farmers who supply Fonterra. The company operates on co-operative principles and acts as a collective group for negotiating prices with Fonterra.

[51]      Submission 50A, Fonterra, p. 3.

[52]      Submission 136, NFL, p. 4.

[53]      Mr Waugh, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 84.

[54]      Mr Waugh/Mr Bake, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 84.

[55]      Submission 141, Professor Lean, pp 4-5.

[56]      Mr Evans, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 33.

[57]      Submission 138, Department, p. 11.

[58]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, p. 14; Submission 125, R & C Bignell p. 1; Submission 126, Mr Wilson, p. 2.

[59]      Mr Perkins, Bargaining Group, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 8.

[60]      Mr Bake/Mr Waugh, NFL, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 94.

[61]      Mr Donnison, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 58.

[62]      Mr Waugh, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 95.

[63]      Submission 130, Circular Head Dairy Farmers, p. 1. See also Submission 123, Mr Bovill, p. 5; Submission 121, Dr McCall, p. 7.

[64]      Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, pp 17-18. See also Dr Abbott, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 48.

[65]      Submission 135, Tasmanian State Opposition, p. 1.

[66]      Mr Davenport, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 108.

[67]      Ms Williams, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 108.

[68]      Mr Oldfield, TFGA, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 109.

[69]      Submission 138, Department of Primary Industries, p. 12.

[70]      Submission 129, Bargaining Group, p. 18.

[71]      Submission 130, Circular Head Dairy Farmers, pp 4-13.

[72]      Submission 148, J Gration & D White, p. 6. See also Submission 152, Mr Williams, p. 13.

[73]      Submission 130, Circular Head Dairy Farmers, p. 1; Mr Wilson, Committee Hansard, 6 October 2009, p. 23.

[74]      Mr Waugh, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p 101.

[75]      Mr Donnison, Committee Hansard, 23 October 2009, p. 55.

[76]      Submission 121, Dr McCall, p. 3. See also Submission 123, Mr Bovill, pp 5-6.

[77]      Submission 153, Ms Margetts, p. 9.

[78]      Mr Bake, Committee Hansard, 7 October 2009, p. 85. See also Mr Jeffrey, Committee Hansard, 18 November 2009, pp 10-11.

[79]      Submission 138, Department of Primary Industries, p. 3.

[80]      Submission 135, Tasmanian State Opposition, p. 2.