Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Background and Context

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 38.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, pp 38–9.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, pp 36, 47–50.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 37.

[5]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and Explanatory Memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011.

[6]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and Explanatory Memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011.

[7]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and Explanatory Memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011.

[8]        The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13569.

[9]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and Explanatory Memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011.

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 37.

[11]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 5.

[12]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 7.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 3.

[14]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 2.

[15]      The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 26.

[16]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 5.

[17]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 6.

[18]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 6.

[19]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 7.

[20]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 7.

[21]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 11.

[22]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 38.

[23]      House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry, Seeing the forest through the trees: Inquiry into the future of the Australian Forestry Industry, November 2011, pp. 18, 125.

[24]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Inc, Submission 2, [p. 1].

[25]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 6.

[26]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 6.

[27]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 7.

[28]      Mrs Bronwyn Foord, General Manager, Window and Industry Council Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 11.

[29]      Mrs Bronwyn Foord, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 11.

[30]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 6; see also Timber Development Association, Submission 17, p. 3.

[31]      Mr Walter Richard Brooks, Executive Officer, Cabinet Makers Association Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 12.

[32]      Mr Walter Richard Brooks, Executive Officer, Cabinet Makers Association Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 13.

[33]      Mrs Bronwyn Foord, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated, Committee Hansard, p. 13.

[34]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 2]

[35]      William Laurance, China's Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests, Yale Environment 360, 17 November 2011, appended to William Laurance, Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Submission 1.

[36]      William Laurance, China's Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests, Yale Environment 360, 17 November 2011, appended to William Laurance, Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Submission 1.

[37]      William Laurance, China's Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests, Yale Environment 360, 17 November 2011, appended to William Laurance, Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Submission 1.

[38]      William Laurance, China's Appetite for Wood Takes a Heavy Toll on Forests, Yale Environment 360, 17 November 2011, appended to William Laurance, Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Submission 1.

[39]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 61.

[40]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 2]

[41]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 42.

[42]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 44.

[43]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 42.

[44]      Dr Jalaluddin Harun, Director-General, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 51.

[45]      Ms Siti Syaliza Mustapha, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs Division, Malaysian Timber Council, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 54; and Government of Canada, Submission 20, pp 1–3.

[46]      Ms Siti Syaliza Mustapha, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs Division, Malaysian Timber Council, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 54.

[47]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 42.

[48]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 42 and Ms Siti Syaliza Mustapha, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs Division, Malaysian Timber Council, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 54.

[49]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 42.

[50]      Government of Canada, Submission 20, pp 1–2; and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 1]

[51]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 1]

[52]      Government of Canada, Submission 20, p. 2.

[53]      Dr Jalaluddin Harun, Director-General, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 51.

[54]      Dr Jalaluddin Harun, Director-General, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 51.

[55]      Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Submission 19, [p. 2].

[56]      Ms Siti Syaliza Mustapha, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs Division, Malaysian Timber Council, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 53.

[57]      SGS is a European-based inspection and quality control company.

[58]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 43.

[59]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 1].

[60]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, pp 1–3; and Mr Jeremy Tager, Team Leader, Political and Projects Unit, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 19.

[61]      Mr Robert Tate, Executive Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 46.

[62]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Second Supplementary Submission 9, pp 1–3.

[63]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 25.

[64]      Mr Jeremy Tager, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 19.

[65]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 4.

[66]      Ms Siti Syaliza Mustapha, Director, Public and Corporate Affairs Division, Malaysian Timber Council, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 53.

[67]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, pp 1–3; and Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 4.

[68]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, p. 1.

Chapter 2

[1]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. 7.

[2]        Mr Walter Richard Brooks, Executive Officer, Cabinet Makers Association Inc., Committee Hansard, p. 13; Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 2; 10 Importer and Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2]; Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Submission 5, [p. 1]; Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Submission 8, [p. 1]; National Timber Councils Association Inc, Submission 10, [p. 1]; Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 1; Ms Natalie Reynolds, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Forest Stewardship Council Australia, Committee Hansard, p. 28; and Timber Development Association, Submission 17, p. 1.

[3]        Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 2; Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, p. 1; Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, [p. 4]; Australian Forest Growers, Submission 7, [p.1]; and Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 1.

[4]        Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 1; Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 1]; Australian Forest Growers, Submission 7, [p. 1]; Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, p. 1; and Mr Grant Johnson, Policy Manager, Australian Forest Products Association, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 37.

[5]        Australian Forest Growers, Submission 7, [p. 1]; National Timber Councils Association Inc, Submission 10, [p. 1]; Australian Forest Products Association, Submission 11, p. 3; and Mr Grant Johnson, Policy Manager, Australian Forest Products Association, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 37.

[6]        Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 1.

[7]        Ms Catherine James, Environment Project Officer, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 23.

[8]        Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 2.

[9]        Mr Alan Oxley, Principal, ITS Global Consulting, Submission 15, pp 1–2; Government of Canada, Submission 20, p. 3; and Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Submission 19, [p. 1].

[10]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 54.

[11]      Australian  Network of Environmental Defender's Offices Incorporated, Submission 18, [p. 2].

[12]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, pp 5–6.

[13]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 9.

[14]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, pp 9–10.

[15]      Australian Forest Products Association, Submission 11, p. 2. See also Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Submission 8, [p. 2] and 10 Importers and Processor Associations Submission 4, [pp 2 and 5].

[16]      Australian Forest Products Association, Submission 11, p. 2.

[17]      10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2]; see also Timber Development Association, Submission 17, p. 2.

[18]      10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2].

[19]      Mr Jeremy Tager, Team Leader, Political and Projects Unit, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 19.

[20]      Australian Forest Products Association, Submission 11, p. 2.

[21]      Mr Tom Aldred, Executive Manager, Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 62.

[22]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 60 and Mr Tom Aldred, Executive Manager, Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 62.

[23]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 60; and Mr Tom Aldred, Executive Manager, Climate Change, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 62.

[24]      The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13569.

[25]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 60.

[26]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 11.

[27]      Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, Submission 5, [p. 1];

[28]      Dr Jalaluddin Harun, Director-General, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 52; Mr Jeremy Tager, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 18; Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union, Submission 5, [p. 1]; Australian Forest Products Association, Submission 11, p. 3; Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 1; and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 2].

[29]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 61.

[30]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 3–4; 10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 17]; and Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices Incorporated, Submission 18, [p. 1].

[31]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 3-4.

[32]      10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 17].

[33]      Clause 7, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011.

[34]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, p. 4; 10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2]; and Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Submission 8, [p. 2]; see also Timber Development Association, Submission 17, p. 2.

[35]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, p. 4; 10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2]; and Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[36]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, p. 4. See also Mrs Bronwyn Foord, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 12.

[37]      10 Importer and Processor Associations, Supplementary Submission 4, [p. 2].

[38]      Dr Jalaluddin Harun, Director-General, Malaysian Timber Industry Board, Government of Malaysia, Committee Hansard,14 December 2011, p. 52; Mr John Halkett, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 2 and Mrs Bronwyn Food, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 16.

[39]      Elinor Colbourn and Thomas W. Swegle, The Lacey Act Amendments of 2008: Curbing International Trafficking in Illegal Timber, United States Attorney's Bulletin, Vol 59, No. 4, p. 92, appended to Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Supplementary Submission 9.

[40]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 41.

[41]      Elinor Colbourn and Thomas W. Swegle, The Lacey Act Amendments of 2008: Curbing International Trafficking in Illegal Timber, United States Attorney's Bulletin, Vol 59, No. 4, pp 102–3, appended to Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Supplementary Submission 9.

[42]      Environmental Investigation Agency, EIA Statement Regarding 24 August 2011 Gibson Guitars Raid by US Fish & Wildlife Service, http://www.eia-global.org/News/Update_GibsonRaid.html, accessed 11 January 2012.

[43]      Henry Juszkiewicz, Repeal the Lacey Act? Hell No, Make it Stronger, Huffington Post, 2 November 2011, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-juszkiewicz/gibson-guitars-lacey-act_b_1071770.html, accessed 11 January 2012.

[44]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, [p. 3].

[45]      Mr John Halkett, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 2 and Mrs Bronwyn Food, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 16.

[46]      Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association, Submission 8, [p. 2].

[47]      Mr John Halkett, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard , 14 December 2011, p. 7.

[48]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Supplementary Submission 9, [p. 1].

[49]      Greenpeace Asia Pacific, answers to questions on notice, 9 January 2012.

[50]      Environmental Investigation Agency, EIA Statement Regarding 24 August 2011 Gibson Guitars Raid by US Fish & Wildlife Service, http://www.eia-global.org/News/Update_GibsonRaid.html, accessed 11 January 2012.

[51]      Greenpeace Asia Pacific, answers to questions on notice, 9 January 2012.

[52]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, p. 4. See also 10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 2].

[53]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 4–5;

[54]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 26. See also Mr Jeremy Tager, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 19.

[55]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 26.

[56]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 5; see also Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, pp 4–5.

[57]      Papua New Guinea Forest Industries Association (PNGFIA), Submission 8, [p. 2].

[58]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, pp 4–5; see also Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 4–5.

[59]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 11.

[60]      Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. ix.

[61]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 38.

[62]      Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. 26.

[63]      Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. 70.

[64]      Clause 6, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011.

[65]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, [p. 3].

[66]      Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Submission 2, [pp. 3–4].

[67]      Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 5.

[68]      Mrs Bronwyn Foord, General Manager, Window and Door Industry Council Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 12.

[69]      Mr Jeremy Tager, Team Leader, Political and Projects Unit, Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 19.

[70]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 23.

[71]      Dr Mark Zirnsak, Director, Justice and International Mission Unit, Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 23.

[72]      Mr John Talbot, General Manager, Forestry Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 60.

[73]      Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 10.

[74]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 'Legislation Details', http://www.daff.gov.au/forestry/international/illegal-logging/legislation_details, accessed 17 January, 2012.

[75]      The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13570.

[76]      Mr John Halkett, General Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 8.

[77]      Australian Forest Growers, Submission 7, p.3. See also Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 1]; Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 1.

[78]      Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 1].

[79]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 7–9.

[80]      10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [p. 3].

[81]      10 Importer & Processor Associations, Submission 4, [pp 4–5], Australian Forest Growers, Submission 7, p. 3; Gunnersen Pty Ltd, Submission 14, [p. 3].

[82]      Australian Timber Importers Federation, Submission 2, p. 2.

[83]      Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 2.

[84]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, pp 7–8.

[85]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 8.

[86]      The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13570.

[87]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 1].

[88]      Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, New Zealand, Submission 16, [p. 1].

[89]      Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 2]. See also Timber Deevelopment Association, Submission 17, p. 4.

[90]      Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 2].

[91]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 9.

[92]      Uniting Church in Australia–Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Submission 9, p. 6.

[93]      Double Helix Tracking Technologies, Submission 12, [p. 1].

[94]      Double Helix Tracking Technologies, Submission 12, [p. 1].

[95]      Double Helix Tracking Technologies, Submission 12, [p. 3].

[96]      Ms Natalie Lynn Reynolds, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Forest Stewardship Council Australia, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p.28; Mr Richard Stanton, National Secretary, Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 33.

[97]      Timber Queensland, Submission 13, p. 1. See also Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 2].

[98]      Papua New Guinea Forest Industry Association, Submission 8, [p. 3].

[99]      Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 10.

[100]    Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 10.

[101]    Australian Forestry Standard Limited, Submission 6, [p. 2].

[102]    Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 3, p. 11–12.

[103]    The Hon. Dr Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 23 November 2011, p. 13571.

[104]    Mr Grant Johnson, Policy Manager, Australian Forest Products Association, Committee Hansard,14 December 2011, pp 37–38 and Mr Gavin Matthew, Chamber Manager, Resources, Australian Forest Products Association, Committee Hansard,14 December 2011, p. 39.

[105]    Mr John Halkett, Technical Manager, Australian Timber Importers Federation Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 7.

[106]    Mr Walter Richard Brooks, Executive Officer, Cabinet Makers Association Incorporated, Committee Hansard, 14 December 2011, p. 16.

Chapter 3

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, p. 54.

[2]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. 26.

[3]        Senate Rural Affairs and Transport Committee, Exposure draft and explanatory memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011, June 2011, p. 70.

[4]        Clause 6, Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011.

Additional Comments - Senator Nick Xenophon

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