Terms of Reference
On 24 March 2011 the Senate referred the following matter to
the Select Committee on Australia's Food Processing Sector for inquiry and
report.
(1) That a select committee, to be known as the Select
Committee on Australia’s Food Processing Sector be established to inquire into,
and report by 30 June 2012 on the following matters:
(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.
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