Parliament of Australia:Senate:Committees:Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee:Exposure drafts of the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and the Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

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Exposure drafts of the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and the Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

30 April 2008

View the report as a single document - (PDF 651KB)

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 122KB)

Abbreviations	(PDF 86KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 124KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgements

Chapter 2 - Reform of the single desk	(PDF 204KB)

Chapter 3 - Main provisions of the bills and key issues raised	(PDF 273KB)
Introduction Purpose of the bill Main provisions of the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 Main provisions of the Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 Comments in relation to the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008

Chapter 4 - Committee conclusions and recommendations	(PDF 221KB)
Introduction Status of current single-desk export arrangement for Australian wheat Industry good services being addressed by WIEG Committee conclusions Committee recommendations

Additional Comments provided by Liberal Senators	(PDF 246KB)
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan, Senator Julian McGauran, Senator Judith Adams, Senator Mary Jo Fisher and Senator Mathias Cormann Introduction Objectives Eligibility for Accreditation Minimum Standard Trading Terms Pool Products The Access Test Division 3 - External Audits Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 Industry Representation Review of Legislation

Dissenting Report by Senator Barnaby Joyce, Senator Fiona Nash and Senator Nigel Scullion	(PDF 213KB)
Introduction Background Ramifications on Passage of Current Bill The Undemocratic Consequences Peculiar Alliances and Consequences of the Current Bill The Reality of Wheat Marketing for Australia The Demise of WEMA Socio-Economic Impact on Wheat Growers Industry goods services being addressed by WIEG Recommendation 1 Recommendation 2

Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 86KB)

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the public hearings	(PDF 115KB)

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