Appendix 3

Appendix 3

Topic list

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio

Monday, 11 February 2013

Division/Agency and Topic

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Finance and Business Support, Government, Information Services and People and Service Delivery Divisions

4–13

Structural changes within the department

4–5

Caring for our Country grant to Kylie Ridge

5

The Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (the CDDA Scheme)

6–9

Temporary personnel staff 

10

Levels of unscheduled absences

10–12

Current allegations of bullying and harassment claims

12–13

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

13–20

Carbon dioxide trading scheme in relation to comments by Professor Ross Garnaut

13

Impact of the carbon tax on irrigators in the farming sector

13–17

Wild dog management in Australia

17–18

Impact of reduced rainfall and increased temperatures

19

Climate Change

20–35

Carbon Farming Initiative

21

Measurement of soil carbons

21, 23–25

Feral camel management

21–23

Professor Ross Garnaut's comments in relation to the effectiveness of an emission trading scheme

26–27

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's work on the review of state and territory codes of practice for plantation management

27, 29

Tasmanian forest contractors exit assistance package

27–28, 34

Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement – contractors voluntary exit grants program

28–31

Rural Financial Counselling Service

31–32

Agricultural Finance Forum

32

Closure of the Eden chip mill

33

Export of wood pellets made from native forest wood

34

Regional Forest Agreements

33–35

Border Compliance and Post Entry Quarantine Program

35–41

Operation Hayride

35–38

'supplier in quarter profiles'

38–39

Performance targeting and effectiveness program

39

DAFF Cargo Consultative Committee

40

Operation Abecorn and Operation Balmain

40

Income Equalisation Reserve and the Import Clearance Program

40–41

Biosecurity Plant

41–46

Import risk analysis and the Eminent Scientists Group

41

Importation of Japanese Unshu mandarins

42–43

Horticulture sector fees and charges

43–44

Income Equalisation Reserve for the horticultural sector

44–45

Industry consultative committee for horticulture

45

Ginger and Fiji

45–46

Food

46–52

New Zealand apples

46

Exportation of baby formula into China

47

Cost recovery impact statements

48

Exportation of limes into New Zealand

48

National Residue Survey

49–51

Testing of antimicrobial residues in locally farmed aquaculture

52

Biosecurity—Policy

52–54

Flying fox problems in North Queensland

52–53

Preparedness of the department for exotic diseases into Australia

53

Citrus greening response plan

53

Citrus budwood

53–54

Biosecurity—Animal

54–60

Responsibilities of BiosecurityAnimal and Live Animal Exports

54

Bovine Johne's Disease

55–56

Quarantine fees for horse owners

56–57

Horse training track in post entry quarantine facilities

57–59

Review of the import risk analysis for horses

58

Animal welfare standards and guidelines

59–60

Live Animal Exports

60–65

Allegations of animal cruelty at the Cibinong abattoir

60–62

Exporter Supply Chain Assurance Scheme

62

Current complaints under investigation

62–64

Proposed export of live cattle from North Queensland to Solomon Islands

64

Improving beef cattle productivity in Indonesia

64–65

Financial assistance provided to Australian producers in response to live cattle ban

65

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

66–71

Service Level Agreements

6667

Reform of the National Scheme for Assessment Registration and Control Use of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals

6768

Fenthion issue in Western Australia

6970

Importation of chemicals for livestock

70

Cost to register a chemical

70–71

Meat and Livestock Australia

71–72

Reported breaches by Meat and Livestock Australia consultants of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance Scheme

71–72

DAFF investigation into Chibanong abattoir

72

Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited

72–74

Out-of-date website

72

Establishment of an independent authority to regulate the export of livestock

73

Review of export standards

73

Strategic plan

74

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

74–90

Fishery status reports

74

Marine Stewardship Council certification system

75

Norfolk Island fishing rights

7677

Fish stocks in the Coral Sea fishery

77

Gulf of Carpentaria fisheries

77

Socioeconomic impact assessments on marine parks

78

Marine bioregional planning

79

AFMA levy for statutory fishing rights

80

Transfer of the eastern tuna and billfish quota

80–81

Seafish's application to use vessel as a freezer/transfer of fish at sea

8184, 8687

Total allowable catches for 2013-14

85

Borthwick Review update

87

Gillnetting

8889

Tasmanian Conservation Trust

89–90

Sustainable Resource Management

90–102

Caring for our Country update

9095

Feral camel cull

9597

Feral pig control program

97–98

National Weeds Program

98

Southern Bluefin Tuna population

98100, 101

Australian Fisheries Management Authority Commission

100

Reef Rescue and Caring for our Country

101–102

Amending the Primary Industries and Energy Research Development Act

102

Australian Egg Corporation Limited

102–105

Certified trade mark application

102–103

2010 anonymous survey of egg producers

103

Egg Corp Assured and new Egg Standards Australia

104

Optimum-stocking rates for free range

104105

Agricultural Productivity

105–117

Industry Advisory Committee for citrus

105

Horticulture Australia Limited board

106

Multiperil crop insurance

106–107

Snail control management

107–108

Australian Plague Locust Commission's concerns about Western Australia

108

White grain research funding

108–109

Water used by agriculture in Australia

109–110

Murray-Darling Basin

110

Administrative orders regarding water

111

Funding of Australian government's science, research and innovation budget in agriculture

111–112

Patenting of plant genes

112

CSIRO's study into developing northern Australia

113

Regional Food Procedures Innovation and Productivity Program

114–116

Research and development in agriculture

116–117

Expansion of irrigated agriculture in northern Australia

117

Trade and Market Access

117–125

Memorandums of understanding under negotiation

117

Priority markets for live animal exports

118

Exporting livestock to Vietnam

118–119

Industry Government Implementation Group

119

Allegations of unaccredited livestock being sold in Kuwait's Al Rai livestock markets

119–120

DAFF employee – New Delhi, India

120

Agricultural tariffs in India

121

Allegations of corruption within the Indonesian Agricultural Ministry

121

World trade Organisation challenges

121–122

Beef trade to South Korea

123–124

Beef prices

124

Update on the free trade agreement with South Korea

125

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