Preliminary Pages
Foreword
This inquiry has considered two Bills that seek to improve
the regulation of agriculture and produce markets in Australia. The Committee
considered these two Bills jointly, and received a number of helpful
submissions.
Whilst acknowledging the positive intent of the Bills, this
report records the Committee’s concerns about the impacts the Bills would have
if passed. Any proposed changes to current regulation must be very carefully
considered, to ensure that the overall benefits of change outweigh the costs of
change. Some of the ideas put forward in these Bills have initial appeal, but
in practice they would be counterproductive.
Above all, any changes to the regulation of the horticulture
industry must have the broad support of the industry itself. It is clear,
through submissions to the inquiry, that these Bills do not have the support of
the industry.
This report provides a detailed discussion of issues raised
during the inquiry, and I would like to thank those individuals and
organisations that made submissions to the inquiry.
Hon Dick Adams MP
Chair
Membership of the Committee
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Chair |
Hon Dick Adams MP |
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Deputy
Chair |
Mr Alby Schultz MP |
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Members |
Hon Bruce Billson MP*
Mr Darren Cheeseman MP |
Mr George Christensen MP
Hon John Cobb MP* |
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Mr Tony Crook MP
Mr Steve Gibbons MP* |
Mr Laurie Ferguson MP*
Mr Geoff Lyons MP |
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Mr Rob Mitchell MP |
Mr Dan Tehan MP |
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* Denotes supplementary member, appointed to the Committee
for this inquiry only.
Committee Secretariat
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Secretary |
Mr David Brunoro |
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Inquiry
Secretary
Research
Officer |
Mr Thomas Gregory
Mr Nathan Fewkes |
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Office
Manager
Administrative
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Mrs Dorota Cooley
Ms Louise Goss |
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Terms of Reference
On 22 September 2011 the Selection Committee referred the
following bill to the Committee for inquiry and report:
n Competition and
Consumer Amendment (Horticultural Code of Conduct) Bill 2011 and Constitutional
Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011
The Terms of Reference
were the text of the Bill.
Under Standing Order 222(e), the House is taken to have
adopted Selection Committee reports when they are presented.
List of recommendations
Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011
Recommendation 1
The Committee recommends that the Constitutional Corporations
(Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011 not be passed.
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Horticulture Code of
Conduct)
Bill 2011
Recommendation 2
The Committee recommends that the Competition and Consumer
Amendment (Horticulture Code of Conduct) Bill 2011 not be passed.