Footnotes

Footnotes

Chapter 2 - Beef marketing and labelling issues

[1]        CAAB, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 33

[2]        Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 7

[3]        Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, p. 1

[4]        Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 5

[5]        The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 1

[6]        Hereford Prime, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 21

[7]        Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 8

[8]        DAFF, Submission 64, p. 5

[9]        AUS-MEAT Ltd, Submission 27, p. 3

[10]      AUS-MEAT Ltd, Submission 27, p. 9

[11]      AUS-MEAT Ltd, Submission 27, pp. 8-13; DAFF, Submission 64, p. 2

[12]      DAFF, Submission 64, p. 2; see also The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 2

[13]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, p. 3

[14]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, pp. 2-7; see also Meat and Livestock Australia, Meat Standards Australia beef information kit, MLA publication, 2003 

[15]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, p. 7

[16]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, p. 2

[17]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, pp. 2-3

[18]      More information is available through Meat and Livestock Australia, Meat Standards Australia beef information kit, MLA publication, 2003

[19]      AUS-MEAT, Submission 27, p. 10

[20]      Meat Standards Australia, Annual Outcomes Report 2007-08, p. 2

[21]      ABARE, Australian Commodities, December Quarter, Vol 15, No 4, accessed on 21 May 2009 at http://www.abareconomics.com/interactive/ac_dec07/htm/beef.htm 

[22]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 45; Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, Exhibit 1, Tab 9

[23]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 4. The US system is discussed later in the chapter.

[24]      Hereford Prime, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 21

[25]      The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 2

[26]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 43

[27]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 8

[28]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Submission 70, p. 1

[29]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 5

[30]      United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service, Fact Sheet: Production and Inspection, 'Inspection and Grading of Meat and Poultry: What are the Differences?', accessed on 21 May at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Inspection_&_Grading/index.asp

[31]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 4

[32]      AUS-MEAT Ltd, Submission 27, p. 5

[33]      The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 2

[34]      The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 3  

[35]      The Hon. Ian McDonald MP, Press release, 'NSW Government supports intent of meat labelling Bill', 16 February 2009, accessed on 21 May 2009 at http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/media-releases/mr-16-Feb-09-nsw-gov-supports-meat-labelling-bill/

[36]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56A, p. 3

[37]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56A, p. 1

[38]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, pp. 7-8

[39]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, pp. 42-43 

[40]      DAFF, Response to Question on notice number 2, p. 2

[41]      DAFF, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, p. 48

[42]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 45

[43]      DAFF, Response to Question on notice number 3, p. 1

[44]      MLA, Submission 55A, p. 2

[45]      Mr Rod Polkinghorne, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 7

[46]      ABBA, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 25

[47]      ABBA, Response to question on notice, p. 3

[48]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 45

[49]      ABBA, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 26

[50]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 47

[51]      AFGC, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, p. 34

[52]      AFGC, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, pp. 25-26

[53]      AFGC, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, p. 26

[54]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 43

[55]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 3

[56]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, Exhibit 1, Tab 2; AUS-MEAT, Submission 27, p. 13

[57]      See for example The Hon Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 2 and Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 4

[58]      ABBA, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 20

[59]      Bindaree Beef, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 46

[60]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 4

[61]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56A, p. 1

[62]      DAFF, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, p. 45

[63]      The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard Transcript, Food Amendment (Meat Grading) Bill 2008, Second Reading Speech, 4 December 2008, accessed on 21 May 2009 at http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/NSWBills.nsf/1d436d3c74a9e047ca256e690001d75b/7f8395eb2a437de5ca2575130013a95c/$FILE/LA%202R.pdf

[64]      The Hon. Richard Torbay MP, Submission 69, p. 2

[65]      Bindaree Beef, Submission 56, p. 3

[66]      CAAB, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 30

[67]      ABBA, Submission 40, p. 3

[68]      ABBA, Submission 40, pp. 2-3

[69]      CAAB, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 30

[70]      CAAB, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 30

Chapter 3 - General meat labelling issues

[1]        RSPCA, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 2

[2]        RSPCA, Submission 26, p. 1

[3]        RSPCA, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 3

[4]        Animals Australia, Submission 22, p. 2

[5]        Animals Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 37

[6]        Animals Australia, Submission 22, p. 2

[7]        Free Range Pork Farmers Association, Submission 9A, pp. 3-4

[8]        DAFF, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 49

[9]        DAFF, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 50; see also DAFF, Committee Hansard, Budget Estimates, 26 May 2009, pp. 69-70

[10]      Primary Industries Standing Committee, Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Domestic Poultry 4th Edition, CSIRO Publishing, p. 2, accessed on 26 May 2009 at http://www.publish.csiro.au/books/download.cfm?ID=3451; RSPCA, Submission 26, p. 1 

[11]      Lawyers for Animals, Submission 55A, p. 3

[12]      Lawyers for Animals, Submission 55A, p. 9

[13]      Lawyers for Animals, Submission 55A, p. 9

[14]      Animals Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 37

[15]      Animals Australia, Submission 22, p. 3

[16]      RSPCA, Submission 26A, p. 2

[17]      RSPCA, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2006, Canberra, p. 3

[18]      RSPCA, Submission 26A, p. 2

[19]      Humane Society International, Submission 73, pp. 11-12

[20]      Lawyers for Animals, Submission 55A, p. 10

[21]      APL, Submission 42A, pp. 3-4

[22]      APL, Submission 42A, p. 4

[23]      APL, Submission 42A, p. 5

[24]      Free Range Pork Farmers Association, Submission 9A, p. 2

[25]      Free Range Pork Farmers Association, Submission 9A, p. 4

[26]      Organic Food Chain P/L, Submission 72, p. 1

[27]      Organic Food Chain P/L, Submission 72, p. 2

[28]      ABBA, Submission 40, p. 2

[29]      Lawyers for Animals, Submission 55A, p. 9

[30]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, pp. 10-11

[31]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 10

[32]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 10

[33]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 11

[34]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 10

[35]      KIBMG, Submission 67, p. 2; see also KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 12 and 15

[36]      'Future of King Island abattoir remains uncertain', ABC News website, 20 May 2009, accessed on 4 June at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/20/2576434.htm 

[37]      KIBMG, Committee Hansard, 26 March 2009, Melbourne, p. 11

[38]      Section 4, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

[39]      Section 40P, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

[40]      KIBMG, Submission 67, p. 4

[41]      APL, Submission 42, pp. 9-10

[42]      APL, Submission 42, p. 10

[43]      Section 65AC, Trade Practices Act 1974

[44]      APL, Submission 42, p. 11

[45]      APL, Submission 42, p. 12

[46]      Section 65AE, Trade Practices Act 1974

[47]      APL, Submission 42, p. 12; APL noted in evidence that unpackaged processed goods must stipulate country of origin using 'product of' labelling, with the stricter threshold that applies to that label. 

[48]      APL, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, pp. 23-24

[49]      DAFF, Committee Hansard, 17 March 2009, Canberra, p. 42