Inquiry into Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008
The Senate has referred to its Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee for inquiry the provisions of the Horse Disease Response Levy
Bill and related bills. This legislation is intended to ensure that the
horse industry funds its obligations under the provisions of the Emergency
Animal Disease Response Agreement, the EADRA. It will impose a once-off
statutory levy on the registration of horses to meet the industry's
commitment to share funding of responses to emergency disease outbreaks
that affect horses.
There are no terms of reference for this inquiry but the committee
welcomes comment on any aspect of the bill you believe to be relevant. The
closing date for submissions is 22 September 2008. The committee will
report on 3 October 2008.
Information about the Bills
The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically as
an attached document - email:
rrat.sen@aph.gov.au
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public
only after a decision by the Committee. Once submissions are authorised
for publication by the committee, they are posted on the committee's
website and become public documents. Please ensure that any submissions or
attachments you wish to remain confidential are clearly marked as such and
contact the secretariat if you require further advice.
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 is proposing to
hold a public hearing on Wednesday, 24 September 2008. 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 Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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