Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Questions on notice index: (PDF 485KB)

Answers are due Friday, 26 July 2013

Answers to Questions on Notice
QoN no. Division/Agency View File Date received
1 –12* Agricultural Productivity Division (PDF 122KB) 6 August 2013
13 Australian Egg Corporation Limited (PDF 8KB) 6 August 2013
14 – 70 Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) (PDF 350KB) 6 August 2013
71 – 73 Australian Wool Innovation (PDF 40KB) 6 August 2013
74 Grains Research and Development Corporation (PDF 76KB) 6 August 2013
75 – 77 Meat and Livestock Australia (PDF 23KB) 6 August 2013
78 – 79 Wine Australia (PDF 42KB) 6 August 2013
80 – 81 Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and  Sciences (ABARES) (PDF 23KB) 6 August 2013
82 – 88 Biosecurity Animal Division (PDF 83KB) 6 August 2013
89 – 99 Biosecurity Plant Division (PDF 356KB) 6 August 2013
100 – 101 Biosecurity Policy Division (PDF 67KB) 6 August 2013
102 – 104 Animal Health Australia (PDF 48KB) 6 August 2013
105 – 108 Border Compliance (PDF 57KB) 6 August 2013
109 – 125 Climate Change Division (PDF 242KB) 6 August 2013
126 – 138 Finance & Business Support (PDF 223KB) 6 August 2013
139 – 163 Finance & Business Support & all portfolio agencies (PDF 1207KB) 6 August 2013
164 – 169 Food Division (PDF 53KB) 6 August 2013
170 – 179 Governance Division (PDF 108KB) 6 August 2013
180 – 193 Governance Division & all portfolio agencies (PDF 369KB) 6 August 2013
194 – 195 Interim Inspector General of Biosecurity (PDF 34KB) 6 August 2013
196 Information Services & all portfolio agencies (PDF 55KB) 6 August 2013
197 Information Services (PDF 153KB) 6 August 2013
198 – 203 Live Animal Exports Division (PDF 147KB) 6 August 2013
204 – 207 People & Service Delivery (PDF 69KB) 6 August 2013
208 – 213 People & Service Delivery & all portfolio agencies (PDF 270KB) 6 August 2013
214 – 224 Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) (PDF 136KB) 6 August 2013
225 – 232 Sustainable Resource Management (SRM) (PDF 126KB) 6 August 2013
233 – 249 Trade and Market Access Division (PDF 289KB) 31 May 2013 &
6 August 2013

* Questions 7 and 8 were transferred to the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Industry, Innovation,
Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.

Tabled Documents View File
Monday, 27 May 2013  
1. Opening statement. Tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig. (PDF 1279KB)
2. Opening statement. Tabled by Mr Andrew Metcalfe AO, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. (PDF 89KB)
3. 'Fees hike may stop exports', The Advocate, 25 May 2013. Tabled by Senator Colbeck. (PDF 18416KB)
4. 'Cruel truths hit home as cattle export ban, bushfires and drought wreak devastating toll', The Weekend Australian, 25 May 2013, p.1 and 4-5. Tabled by Senator Back. (PDF 15673KB)
5. Industry Equalisation Reserves movement and balances. Tabled by Mr Darren Schaffer, Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Business Support, Governance, Information Services and People and Service Delivery, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.  (PDF 1263KB)
Tuesday, 28 May 2013  
6. Caring for our Country - regional allocations. Tabled by Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Resource Management, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.  (PDF 1818KB)
7. Letter to the Minister for Agriculture and Food Security the Hon Peter Walsh MP regarding the concessional finance available under the Farm Finance Package. Tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Senator the Hon Joe Ludwig. (PDF 1655KB)
8. Summary of the funding of new initiatives in the National Food Plan.  Tabled by Mr Andrew Metcalfe AO, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. (PDF 1222KB)
9. Farm Finance departmental costs. Tabled by Mr Mark Tucker, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. (PDF 300KB)

 
Additional Information and clarification of evidence

View File

1. Correspondence received from Ms Lee Cale, Assistant Secretary, Parliamentary Business Branch, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, clarifying evidence given on
27 and 28 May 2013.
(PDF 250KB)

For further information, contact:

Estimates Officer
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511
Fax: +61 2 6277 5811
Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au