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| House of Representatives House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry

Footnotes

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1]       House of Representatives Selection Committee Report No. 49, 22 March 2012, p.3.

[2]       ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.2.

[3]       The Hon. Mr Sid Sidebottom, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, House of Representatives Hansard, 21 March 2012, p.3698.

[4]       ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.2.

Chapter 2 Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill

[1]       ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.6.

[2]       Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008, ss. 13-18;

[3]       WEA Annual Report 2010-11, p.13.; Submission 11, Wheat Exports Australia, p.2.

[4]       WEA Annual Report 2010-11, p.8.

[5]       Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Regulations 2000, Schedule 14 s. 5.2; Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Regulations 1991, Schedule 34 ss. 2.2 and 2.4.

[6]       Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Regulations 1991, Schedule 34 s. 2.12.

[7]       Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme 2008, Schedule 1.

[8]       WEA Annual Report 2010-11, p.13.

[9]       ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.18.

[10]     ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.17.

[11]     Port terminal service is defined in s. 5 of the principal Act as ‘A service (within the meaning of Part IIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974) provided by means of a port terminal facility, and includes the use of a port terminal facility’; A provider, in the context of a port terminal service, is defined as ‘the entity that is the owner or operator of the port terminal facility that is used (or is to be used) to provide the service.’

[12]     ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.6.

[13]     Customs Act 1901, ss. 112 and 229(1)(n).

[14]     Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.17.

[15]     ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.2.

[16]     ‘Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012:  Explanatory Memorandum’, p.22.

[17]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, p.5.

[18]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, p.6.

[19]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, p.16.

[20]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, p.5.

[21]     ABARES, ‘Agricultural Commodities:  March Quarter 2012’, p.28; p.38; p.46.

[22]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, pp.18-19.

[23]     Australian, ‘Angry Farmers Rally to Battle Wheat Sales Law’, 17 June 2008, p.6; Canberra Times, ‘Farmers Rally to Save the Single Desk’, 17 June 2008, p.6.

[24]     Productivity Commission, ‘Wheat Export Marketing Arrangements’, Inquiry Report No.51, 1 July 2010, pp.27-33.

[25]     DAFF, ‘Australian Government Response to the Productivity Commission Recommendations on Wheat Export Marketing Arrangements’, September 2011

[26]     Australian Grain Growers Ltd, ‘What the World Wants from Australian Wheat’, April 2011,   p.4.

[27]     Australian Grain Growers Ltd, ‘What the World Wants from Australian Wheat’, April 2011,   p.5.

[28]     Wheat Export Australia, ‘Report for Growers 2010-11’, p.17; Submission 11, Wheat Exports Australia, Attachment B.

[29]     Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ‘Operational Issues in Export Grain Networks‘, April 2012, p.35.

[30]     Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ‘Operational Issues in Export Grain Networks‘, April 2012, p.43.

[31]     Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ‘Operational Issues in Export Grain Networks‘, April 2012, p.70.

[32]     Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ‘Operational Issues in Export Grain Networks‘, April 2012, pp.80-81.

[33]     Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ‘Operational Issues in Export Grain Networks‘, April 2012, p.xi

[34]     Submission 3, Select Committee on the Grain Handling Industry, p.1 and p.3.

Chapter 3 Issues raised in evidence

[1]       House of Representatives Selection Committee, Report No. 49, 22 March 2012, p.3.

[2]       Wheat Quality Australia, ‘About Wheat Quality Australia’, at http://www.wheatquality.com.au/info/wheatqualityaustralia/aboutus [accessed 16 May 2012]; Grain Trade Australia, ‘About Grain Trade Australia Ltd’, at http://www.graintrade.org.au/sites/default/files/file/GTA_Brochure_July09.pdf [accessed 16 May 2012].

[3]       Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.1.

[4]       Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.1.

[5]       Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.1.

[6]       Submission 6, Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, p.2.

[7]       Submission 6, Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, p.2.

[8]       Submission 6, Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, p.4.

[9]       Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.5 and p.7.

[10]     Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.7.

[11]     Submission 2, Grain Producers of Australia, p.3.

[12]     Submission 2, Grain Producers of Australia, p.14.

[13]     Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, ‘About GIPSA’, at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/about.html

[14]     Submission 10, Western Australian Farmers Federation, p.2.

[15]     Submission 15, Graeme Foote, p.1.

[16]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.4.

[17]     Submission 16, GrainCorp, p.16.

[18]     Dr Kenneth Quail, Grain Growers Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.17.

[19]     Mr Peter Mailler, GPA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.2.

[20]     Submission 18, Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd, p.10.

[21]     Submission 4, Australian Grain Exporters Association, p.3.

[22]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.5.

[23]     Submission 10, Western Australian Farmers Federation, p.5.

[24]     Submission 2, Grain Producers of Australia, pp.9-10.

[25]     Mr Peter Mailler, GPA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.3.

[26]     Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.12.

[27]     Grain Trade Australia, ‘Port Access Voluntary Code of Conduct’, at http://www.graintrade.org.au/node/499.

[28]     Submission 19, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, pp.1-2.

[29]     Mr Peter Ottesen, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, pp.3-4.

[30]     Submission 18, Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd, p.2.

[31]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.7.

[32]     Mr Mitchell Morison, AGEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.21.

[33]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.11.

[34]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.11.

[35]     ABS, ‘Wheat Stocks and Exports’, February 2012, 7307.0.

[36]     ABARES, ‘Publications’, at http://www.daff.gov.au/abares/publications.

[37]     CBH Group, ‘Daily Shipping Roster’, at https://www.cbh.com.au/media/93926/external_ship_roster.pdf;
GrainCorp, ‘Storage and Logistics’, at http://www.graincorp.com.au/storage-and-logistics/ports-and-shipping/shipping#stem;
Viterra, ‘Port Access and Shipping Stem’, at http://www.viterra.com/portal/wps/portal/australia/au/grainstorage_shipping/ports_shipping/post_access_shipping_stem [accessed 17 May 2012].

[38]     Exhibit 1, ‘Emerald Takes Lead in Grain Stock Information Provision’, 10 May 2012.

[39]     Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.9.

[40]     Submission 7, Victorian Farmers Federation, p.2.

[41]     Mr Andrew Weidemann, VFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.11.

[42]     Mr Peter Mailler, GPA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.2.

[43]     Mr Peter Mailler, GPA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.5.

[44]     Submission 17, Australian Securities Exchange, p.3.

[45]     Submission 17, Australian Securities Exchange, pp.11-13.

[46]     Submission 17, Australian Securities Exchange, p.15.

[47]     Mr Kim Simpson, WAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.13.

[48]     Mr Kim Simpson, WAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.13.

[49]     Submission 10, Western Australian Farmers Federation, p.4.

[50]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.4.

[51]     Dr Kenneth Quail, Grain Growers Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.18.

[52]     Dr Kenneth Quail, Grain Growers Ltd,Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.18.

[53]     Mr Mitchell Morison, AGEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.21.

[54]     Mr Mitchell Morison, AGEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.23.

[55]     Ms Rosemary Richards, AGEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.23.

[56]     Mr Mitchell Morison, AGEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.23.

[57]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp.28-29.

[58]     Submission 10, Western Australian Farmers Federation, p.4.

[59]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.27.

[60]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.27.

[61]     Mr Mark Pearson, ACCC, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.7.

[62]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.27.

[63]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.27.

[64]     Mr Peter Woods, WEA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.28.

[65]     Submission 2, Grain Producers of Australia, p.2.

[66]     Submission 2, Grain Producers of Australia, p.2.

[67]     Mr Peter Mailler, GPA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.1.

[68]     Submissions 7, Victorian Farmers Federation, p.1.

[69]     Submission 7, Victorian Farmers Federation, p.3.

[70]     Submission 7, Victorian Farmers Federation, p.4.

[71]     Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.9.

[72]     Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, pp.2-3.

[73]     Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.4.

[74]     Mr Peter Ottesen, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.4.

[75]     Submission 16, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p.1.

[76]     Submission 16, Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p.1.

[77]     Mr Allen Grant, DAFF, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 May 2012, p.5.

[78]     Dr Michael Southan, Grain Growers Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.16.

[79]     Dr Michael Southan, Grain Growers Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p.16.

[80]     Submission 4, Australian Grain Exporters Association, p.2.

[81]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.6.

[82]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.7.

[83]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.7.

[84]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.7.

[85]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.8.

[86]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.10.

[87]     Submission 7, Victorian Farmers Federation, p.2.

[88]     Submission 9, New South Wales Farmers Association, p.18.

[89]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.11.

[90]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.10.

[91]     Submission 12, Viterra, p.9.

[92]     Submission 8, GrainCorp, p.10.

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