Australia's
Food Processing Sector
1 January 2011 - 30 June 2011
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Matters Current as at 1 January
2011 |
Matters referred during
period |
Reports tabled that discharge a
reference |
Current inquiries as at 30 June
2011 |
| Select Committee |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Public |
Hrs |
Public Estimates
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Hrs |
Private |
Hrs |
Insp/Other |
Hrs |
Total Meetings
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Total Hours |
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0:00 |
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0:00 |
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0:00 |
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0:00 |
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0:00 |
| Meetings by State |
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ACT |
NSW |
VIC |
TAS |
SA |
WA |
NT |
QLD |
| Select Committee |
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Witnesses |
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Televised hearings
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Estimates |
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(Bills) |
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No. of submissions
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No. of Pages |
Government Responses
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| Select Committee |
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Select Committee on Australia's Food Processing Sector
24 March 2011 to 30 June 2011
Method of appointment
Pursuant to
resolution agreed to by the Senate on 24 March 2011.
Current members
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Date of appointment
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Senator the Hon
Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Mary Jo
Fisher (SA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Scott
Ryan (VIC, LP)
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16.06.11
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Participating members
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Date of appointment
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Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)
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16.06.11
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Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)
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16.06.11
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Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)
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16.06.11
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Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)
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16.06.11
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Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)
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16.06.11
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Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)
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16.06.11
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Inquiry
As at 24 March 2011
(a) the competitiveness and future viability of Australia's food processing
sector in global markets;
(b) the regulatory environment for Australia's food processing and
manufacturing companies including but not limited to:
(i) taxation
(ii) research
and development
(iii) food
labelling
(iv) cross-jurisdictional
regulations
(v) bio-security,
and
(vi) export
arrangements;
(c) the impact
of Australia's competition regime and the food retail sector, on the food
processing sector, including the effectiveness of the Competition and
Consumer Act 2010;
(d) the
effectiveness of anti-dumping rules;
(e) the costs
of production inputs including raw materials, labour, energy and water;
(f) the effect
of international anti-free trade measures;
(g) the access
to efficient and quality infrastructure, investment capital and skilled labour
and skills training; and
(h) any other
related matter.
Current inquiry
As
at 30 June 2011
(a) the competitiveness and future viability of Australia's food processing
sector in global markets;
(b) the regulatory environment for Australia's food processing and
manufacturing companies including but not limited to:
(i) taxation
(ii) research
and development
(iii) food
labelling
(iv) cross-jurisdictional
regulations
(v) bio-security,
and
(vi) export
arrangements;
(c) the impact
of Australia's competition regime and the food retail sector, on the food
processing sector, including the effectiveness of the Competition and
Consumer Act 2010;
(d) the
effectiveness of anti-dumping rules;
(e) the costs
of production inputs including raw materials, labour, energy and water;
(f) the effect
of international anti-free trade measures;
(g) the access
to efficient and quality infrastructure, investment capital and skilled labour
and skills training; and
(h) any other
related matter.
Public hearings
24
March 2011–30 June 2011
Reports tabled
24 March
2011–30 June 2011
Government responses
24
March 2011–30 June 2011
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