Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Administration of Biosecurity Australia – Revised draft import risk analysis for apples from New Zealand, March 2005, p. 1.

[2]        Rural Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, The Proposed Importation of Fresh Apple Fruit from New Zealand, July 2001, pp 3―10; Rural Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Administration of Biosecurity Australia – Revised draft import risk analysis for apples from New Zealand, March 2005, pp 1―2.

[3]        Department of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries and Biosecurity Australia, Import risk analysis handbook, Canberra, 2003.

[4]        Mr John Cahill, Chief Executive, Biosecurity Australia, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2007, p 2.

[5]        Mr Cahill, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2007, p. 2.

Chapter 2 - The final IRA on apples from New Zealand

[1]        Ms Jennifer Gordon, Executive Manager, AQIS, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 53.

[2]        Ms Gordon, Committee Hansard, 22 March 2007, p. 9.

[3]        Dr William Roberts, Principal Scientist, Biosecurity Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 31―32.

[4]        Ms Gordon, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 59.

[5]        Mr Craig Burns, Executive Manager, International Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 38―39.

[6]        Mr Howard Hansen, Vice- Chairman, Pome Fruit Council, Fruit Growers Tasmania Inc, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 11; Mr John Corboy, Member, Apple and Pear Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 24 ―25.

[7]        Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 35.

[8]        Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 31.

[9]        Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 31.

[10]      Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 57―58 and 62.

[11]      Mr Corboy, Member, Apple and Pear Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 4 and 19 – 20; Mr Darral Ashton, Chairman, Apple and Pear Australia Ltd, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 20.

[12]      Mr Ashton, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 3.

[13]      Mr Corboy, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007,  pp 3 and 5.

[14]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 42―43.

[15]      Mr Quinlivan, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 45.

[16]      Mr Tony Russell, Business Manager, Apple and Pears Australia Limited, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 15.

[17]      Mr Trevor Ranford, General Manager, Apple and Pear Growers Association of South Australia Inc, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 15―16.

[18]      Mr Corboy,  Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 20.

[19]      Mr Corboy, Committee Hansard, pp 14―15.

[20]      Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 47―48.

[21]      Mr Corboy, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 7 and 13; Mr Ashton, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 8 and 18.

[22]      Mr Corboy, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 5― 6.

[23]      Mr Peter Darley, Chair, Horticulture Committee, NSW Farmers Association, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 9.

[24]      Mr John Cahill, Chief Executive, Biosecurity Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 40; Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 42.

[25]      Mr Howard Hansen, Vice Chairman, Pome Fruit Council, Fruit Growers Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 10―11 and 17; Mr Darley, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 9.

[26]      Mr Cahill, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 36; Ms Gordon,  Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 37, 38 and 50.

[27]      Mr Cahill, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 36.

[28]      Ms Gordon, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, pp 37 and 48― 49.

[29]      Dr Roberts, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 35; Ms Gordon, Committee Hansard, 9 May 2007, p. 37.

[30]      Biosecurity Australia, Final Import Risk Analysis Report for Apples from New Zealand, Part B, November 2006, p. 97.