Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Australia's food processing sector

[1]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian food statistics 2010 – 11, 'Table 1: Overview of the Australian food industry', p. 1.

[2]        Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p 2.

[3]        Australian Made Australian Growing Campaign, Submission 56, p. 1.

[4]        Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010a Labour Force Survey, ABS Survey of Education and Work, as cited in Australian Government, Issues paper to inform the development of a national food plan, June 2011, p. 47.

[5]        National Farmers Federation, Issues paper – population policy: labour pains, 2010, p. 1.

[6]        Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February, 2012, p. 50.

[7]        Mr Dean Rochfort, General Manager, Sustainable Development, Greater Shepparton City Council, Committee Hansard, 8 March, 2012, p. 11.

[8]        Summerfruit Australia, Submission 13, p. 11.

[9]        Mrs Mac's, Submission 4, p. 1.

[10]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012,
p. 17.

[11]      See for example, BusinessSA, Submission 7, p. 1; Food Technology Association of Australia, Submission 16, p. 2.

[12]      See for example, BusinessSA, Submission 7, p. 1

[13]      See for example, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts (Tasmania), Submission 6, p. 2.

[14]      See for example, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 21, pp 2–5; Food South Australia Inc., Submission 52, p. 2.

[15]      See for example, Campbell Arnott's, Submission 34, p. 2; Coca-Cola Amatil, Submission 44, pp 7–8.

[16]      Mr Antony Clarke, Senior Policy Adviser, Business SA, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 1.

[17]      Mr John Berry, Director and Manager, Corporate and Regulatory, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 35.

[18]      Mr Michael Claessens, General Manager Workforce Development and Analysis, AgriFood Skills Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 15.

[19]      Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 22.

[20]      Mr Roger Lenne, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 11.

[21]      Mr Gavin Cator, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Shepparton City Council, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 2.

[22]      Mrs Mac's, Submission 4, p. 1.

[23]       See, for example, Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, p. 3; Food Technology Association of Australia, Submission 16, p. 1.

[24]      Mr Bruce Paine, Principal Adviser, Infrastructure, Competition and Consumer Division, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 29.

[25]      Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, p. 3.

[26]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 19.

[27]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[28]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Food Statistics 2010–2011, p. 1.

[29]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Food Statistics 2010–2011, Table 1: Overview of the Australian food industry, p. 1.

[30]      See for example, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 26, p. 12.

[31]      The Hon. Julia Gillard MP, Prime Minister of Australia, Address to the Global Foundation Summit Dinner, Melbourne, 3 May 2012, http://www.pm.gov.au/press-office/address-global-foundation-summit-dinner-melbourne, (accessed, 22 May 2012).

[32]      Mr Bruce Paine, Principal Adviser, Infrastructure, Competition and Consumer Division, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 29.

[33]      Business SA, Submission 7, p. 1.

[34]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[35]      Business SA, Submission 7, p. 1.

[36]      Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, p. 4.

[37]      See for example, Australian Made Australian Growing Campaign, Submission 56, p. 3.

[38]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, pp 12–13.

[39]      Dr Colin Grant, First Assistant Commissioner, Plant Biosecurity, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 14, 19.

[40]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Food and Confectionary Division, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 2.

[41]      Adjunct Professor Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 31.

[42]      Summerfruit Australia, Submission 13, p. 10.

[43]      Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping) Bill 2011, 22 June 2011; Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Customs Amendment (Anti-Dumping Measures) Bill 2011, 22 June 2011.

[44]      Senate Economics References Committee, Inquiry into decisions of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on the proposed acquisition of Franklins by Metcash Trading Limited, 28 February 2011; Senate Economics References Committee, Inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, 3 November 2011.

[45]      Senate Education References Committee, Inquiry into all aspects of higher education and skills training to support future demand agriculture and agribusiness in Australia, 21 June 2012.

[46]      Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Inquiry into Australia's Spies security and quarantine arrangements, 10 April 2012.

Chapter 2 - The taxation and regulatory environment

[1]        Mr Murray Beros, Chief General Manager, Mrs Mac's Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 21.

[2]        Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 11.

[3]        Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, p. 7.

[4]        Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, p. 7.

[5]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, 2011, p. 32.

[6]        Council of Australian Governments, National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy, 2008, p. 3.

[7]        Council of Australian Governments, National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy, 2008, p. 3.

[8]        Council of Australian Governments, National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy, 2008, p. 3.

[9]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, 2011, p. 33.

[10]      The areas for reform identified in the SNE NP that were raised with the committee as those that present challenges to the food processing sector included: 1 – deregulation reforms: occupational health and safety, environmental assessment and approvals processes, payroll tax harmonisation, food regulation, wine labelling; and 2 – competition reforms: review of Australia's anti-dumping and countervailing system, infrastructure reforms, and national transport reforms.

[11]      http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/2012-04-13/docs/NP_Deliver_Seamless_National_Economy_Implementation_Plan_Competition_Priorities.pdf, (accessed 1 June 2012).

[12]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[13]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[14]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 4.

[15]      http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/2011-08-19/docs/Business_Regulation_and_Competition_Working_Group_Report_Card_on_Progress_of_Deregulation_Priorities.pdf (accessed 25 June 2012).

[16]      Growcom, Submission 1, pp. 5–6.

[17]      Mr John Berry, Director and Manager, Corporate and Regulatory, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 38.

[18]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 22.

[19]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 22.

[20]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 9.

[21]      McCain Foods Australia New Zealand, Submission 57, p. 9.

[22]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 15.

[23]      Lion Pty Ltd, Submission 33, p. 6.

[24]      LEFCOL, Submission 3, p. 4.

[25]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 6, p. 12.

[26]      On 1 January 2012, 'occupational health and safety' was renamed 'work health and safety'.

[27]      Lion, Submission 33, pp. 4–8.

[28]      Mr John Millington, Company Spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 36.

[29]      Lion, Submission 33, pp. 4–8.

[30]      Lion, Submission 33, pp. 4–8.

[31]      Webster Ltd, Submission 58, p. 3.

[32]      Webster Ltd, Submission 58, p. 3.

[33]      Webster Ltd, Submission 58, p. 3

[34]      Webster Ltd explained that it had seen modelling by Deloitte of the reforms set out in the Coastal Trading Bill 2012 which suggests that as a result of the reforms the cost of freight may increase by as much as 10 to 16 per cent. Submission 58, p. 4.

[35]      Webster Ltd, Submission 58, p. 4.

[36]      Mr Gavin Cator, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Shepparton City Council, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, pp. 3–4.

[37]      Dr Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 23.

[38]      Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 23.

[39]      Mr Roger Fletcher, Chair, Sheepmeat, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, pp 24–25.

[40]      Coca-Cola Amatil, submission 44, pp 7–8.

[41]      Lion Pty Ltd, Submission 33, p. 6.

[42]      Lion Pty Ltd, Submission 33, p. 6.

[43]      Food Industry Advisory Group of Western Australia, Submission 15, pp 4–5.

[44]      Summerfruit Australia Limited, Submission 13, p. 5.

[45]      Coca-Cola Amatil, Submission 44, p. 5.

[46]      Food Industry Advisory Group, Submission 15, p. 5.

[47]      Mr Gary Burridge, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 23.

[48]      Coca-Cola Amatil, Submission 44, p. 5.

[49]      Food Industry Advisory Group of Western Australia, Submission 15, p. 5.

[50]      Mr Peter Greenham, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 4.

[51]      Name withheld, Submission 8, pp 4–6.

[52]      Name withheld, Submission 8, p. 6.

[53]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice-President, Supply Chain – Asia Pacific, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 57.

[54]      Lion Pty Ltd, Submission 33, p. 4.

[55]      Coca-Cola Amatil, Submission 44, p. 5.

[56]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 13.

[57]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 13.

Chapter 3 - The effectiveness of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 2010–11, no. 27, 24 March 2011, pp. 774–775.

[2]        Prior to 1 January 2011, these provisions were contained in the Trade Practices Act 1974.

[3]        Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 7.

[4]        Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 7.

[5]        In conducting the inquiry the ACCC received 250 submissions and held 22 hearings with a total of 77 witnesses, and also conducted a grocery consumer behaviour survey for which there were 1500 respondents.

[6]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, June 2011, p. 31.

[7]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 305.

[8]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. xiv.

[9]        ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 39.

[10]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 39.

[11]      The Horticulture Code of Conduct regulates trade between growers and traders of fresh fruit and vegetables. The Code aims to promote transparency and improved business practice. The ACCC is responsible for enforcing the Code, and promoting awareness of the Code through, for example, guidelines, articles and fact sheets.

[12]      This inquiry of the Senate Economics Reference Committee followed an earlier inquiry into the dairy industry by the same committee in 2009–10.

[13]      Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011, p. xiii.

[14]      Senate Economics References Committee, The impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry, November 2011, p. xvi.

[15]      Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck, Media Release, 8 July 2011, Inquiry into Australia's food processing sector, p. 1.

[16]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, June 2011, p. 31.

[17]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, June 2011, p. 31.

[18]      Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, June 2011, p. 31.

[19]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 4.

[20]      ABARES, Andrew Jacenko and Don Gunasekera, ABARE conference paper 05.11 – Australia's retail food sector: some preliminary observations, May 2005, p. 3, http://www.abare.gov.au/publications_html/conference/conference_05/CP05_11.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011).

[21]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 51.

[22]      IBISWorld, Supermarkets and other grocery stores in Australia, 2010, p. 23, as cited in Bronwyn Gallacher, 'Emerging characteristics of Australia's supermarket industry – a case study for the ACCC's first ex-post assessment', (2011) 39 ABLR 147, 149.

[23]      Australian Olive Association, Submission 68, p. 4.

[24]      Winemakers' Federation of Australia, Submission 35, p. 5.

[25]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 19.

[26]      Ms Kate Carnell, AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 27.

[27]      Mr Bruce Paine, Principal Adviser, Infrastructure, Competition and Consumer Division, Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 29.

[28]      Mr Bruce Paine, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 30.

[29]      Mr Bruce Paine, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 30.

[30]      Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 7.

[31]      Mr Andrew Wilsmore, General Manager, Policy and Government Affairs, Winemakers' Federation of Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 15.

[32]      Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 9.

[33]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Food and Confectionery Division, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 4.

[34]      Section 50, Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The use of the substantially lessening competition (SLC) test is consistent with international practice as the same test is used in many other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and New Zealand.

[35]      Prior to amendments made by the government in 2011, subsection 50(1) of the CCA prohibited a corporation from 'directly or indirectly acquiring shares in the capital of a body corporate or acquiring any assets of a person if the acquisition would have the effect, or be likely to have the effect, of substantially lessening competition in a market'. Subsection 50(3) of the CCA then provides a non-exhaustive list of factors that may be taken into account when considering the impact of a merger or acquisition on a market, including the height of barriers to entry and the actual and potential level of import competition in the market. A market is defined by subsection 50(6) of the CCA. This subsection previously stated that a 'market means a substantial market for goods or services in Australia or a State or a Territory or a region of Australia'. The government's recent amendments to subsection 50(1) of the CCA allow the impacts of a merger or acquisition to be considered within the context of 'any market' instead of 'a market'. The government also amended subsection 50(6) by removing the requirement that the market being considered be a substantial market.

[36]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 9.

[37]      Mr Bruce Paine, Department of the Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 35.

[38]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5.

[39]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 51.

[40]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5.

[41]      Dick Smith, Submission 63, p. 4.

[42]      Professor David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing, Imperial College London, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, pp. 72–73.

[43]      Professor David Hughes, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 74.

[44]      Professor David Hughes, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 74

[45]      Ms Kate Carnell, AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 20.

[46]      Dr Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive, AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 21.

[47]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2012, p. 21.

[48]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 20.

[49]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[50]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[51]      Mr Bruce Paine, Principal Adviser, Infrastructure, Competition and Consumer Division, Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 29.

[52]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 20.

[53]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 20.

[54]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice-President, Supply Chain, Asia Pacific, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 60.

[55]      Dr Geoffrey Annison, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 22.

[56]      Mr Stephen Strachan, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 14.

[57]      Mr Dean Rochfort, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 8.

[58]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[59]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[60]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[61]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[62]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 19.

[63]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 17.

[64]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2012, p. 5.

[65]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2012, pp. 1–2.

[66]      John Durkan, Coles Group, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 2.

[67]      Woolworths Limited, Submission 70, p. 11.

[68]      Brown, A., 4 June 2012, Private brands favoured in the U.S., AFN Thought for Food, http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2012/06/04/private-brands-favoured-in-the-u-s.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AustralianFoodNews+%28Australian+Food+News%29 (accessed 25 June 2012).

[69]      Mr John Durkan, Merchandise Director, Coles Group Limited, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 2.

[70]      Mr John Durkan, Merchandise Director, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard,
15 May 2012, p. 2.

[71]      Mr Ian Dunn, Head of Trade Relations, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard,
15 May 2012, p. 22.

[72]      Mr Ian Dunn, Head of Trade Relations, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard,
15 May 2012, p. 24.

[73]      Mr Ian Dunn, Head of Trade Relations, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 24.

[74]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 21, p. 3.

[75]      ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 209.

[76]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5.

[77]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5.

[78]      Mr Stephen Strachan, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 12

[79]      Mr Stephen Strachan, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 13.

[80]      Confidential submission.

[81]      Mr Ian Dunn, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 28.

[82]      Mr Ian Dunn, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 29.

[83]      Mr Ian Dunn, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 29.

[84]      Mr Ian Dunn, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 29.

[85]      Mr John Durkan, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 7.

[86]      Mr John Durkan, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 7.

[87]      Mr John Durkan, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 7.

[88]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 18.

[89]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 17.

[90]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 18.

[91]      Mr Roger Lenne, Fruit Growers Victoria Ltd, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2012, pp. 6–7.

[92]      Mr John Wilson, Fruit Growers Victoria Ltd, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, pp. 6–7.

[93]      Mr John Wilson, Fruit Growers Victoria Ltd, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, pp. 6–7.     

[94]      Professor David Hughes, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 73.

[95]      Refer to answers to questions on notice 31–34 received from Coles on 1 June 2012. Refer to Woolworths Limited, Submission 70, pp. 6–8.

[96]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 8.

[97]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answer to question on notice 2f – 15 May 2012, received 22 May 2012.

[98]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answer to question on notice 2f – 15 May 2012, received 22 May 2012.

[99]      Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5.

[100]    Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2012, p. 28.

[101]    Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2012, p. 28.

[102]    Professor David Hughes, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, pp. 72–74.

[103]    Professor David Hughes, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, pp. 72–73.

[104]    ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 225.

[105]    ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 225.

[106]    ACCC, Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness of retail prices for standard groceries, 2008, p. 218.

[107]    Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 3.

[108]    Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 4.

[109]    Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 4.

[110]    Mr Andrew Wilsmore, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 15.

[111]    Mr Stephen Strachan, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, pp. 14–15.

[112]    Mr Chris Griffin, Chairman, Australian Dairy Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 20.

[113]    Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 4–5, pp. 12–14.

[114]    Mr Chris Griffin, Australian Dairy Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 20.

[115]    Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 19.

[116]    Mr Bruce Paine, Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 33.

[117]    Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, pp 3–6.

[118]    Mr Scott Gregson, Group General Manager, Enforcement Operations Group, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 63.

Chapter 4

[1]        FSANZ, Submission 46, p. 1.

[2]        See section 21 Food Act 2003 (NSW), section 16 Food Act 1984 (Vic), section 39 Food Act 2006 (Qld), section 22 Food Act 2008 (WA), section 21 Food Act 2001 (SA), section 21 Food Act 2003 (Tas), section 27 Food Act 2001 (ACT) and section 20 Food Act (NT).

[3]        http://www.codexalimentarius.org/codex-home/en/ (accessed 13 June 2012).

[4]        World Trade Organisation: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/coher_e/wto_codex_e.htm (accessed 13 June 2012).

[5]        http://www.codexalimentarius.org/about-codex/en/ (accessed 13 June 2012).

[6]        Codex Alimentarius, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CODEX STAN 1-1985, cl. 4.5.

[7]        ACCC, Country of Origin Claims and the Australian Consumer Law, http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=303666&nodeId=ca18a960c4a18fff7da324c16583bed9&fn=Country%20of%20origin%20claims%20&%20the%20ACL.pdf (accessed 13 June 2012)

[8]        Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 4. Note that the guidelines are no longer available on the ACCC's website.

[9]        ACCC, Country of origin claims and the Trade Practices Act. 2006, pp 18–19. http://www.australianmade.com.au/assets/Uploads/Country-of-origin-claims-and-the-TPA.pdf (accessed 13 June 2012).

[10]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 5.

[11]      Commonwealth of Australia, Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, Dr Neal Blewett (Chair), January 2011. Copies of the report may be obtained from http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/48C0548D80E715BCCA257825001E5DC0/$File/Labelling%20Logic_2011.pdf, (accessed 13 June 2012).

[12]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para. 6.1, p. 97.

[13]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para. 6.2, p. 97.

[14]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para 2.6, p. 33.

[15]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para. 6.40, pp 108–9.

[16]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para. 6.31, p. 106.

[17]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review f Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, pp 43–44.
http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/home (accessed 13 June 2012)

[18]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review f Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, p. 45.
http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/home (accessed 13 June 2012)

[19]      Mr Paul Trotman, General Manager of the Trade and International Branch, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 40.

[20]      Mr John Wilson, General Manager, Fruit Growers Victoria Limited, Committee Hansard,
8 March 2012, p. 8.

[21]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 8.

[22]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 8.

[23]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pork Ltd, Committee Hansard,
13 December 2011, p. 5.

[24]      These concerns were also raised in submissions from the Citrus Growers of South Australia, Submission 45, concerning orange juice; LEFCOL, Submission 3, concerning crumbed fish/prawns.

[25]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 6, p. 13.

[26]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 9.

[27]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, pp. 12–13.

[28]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, pp. 7, 9.

[29]      Mr Dale Sumner, General Manager, Lakes Entrance Fishermen's Cooperative Society, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, pp. 32–33.

[30]      Australian Made Australian Grown, Submission 56, p. 5.

[31]      Australian Made Australian Grown, Submission 56, p. 3.

[32]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 7.

[33]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 2.

[34]      Available: http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/food-and-health/labelling-and-advertising/nutritional-labelling/country-of-origin-labelling-survey-results.aspx (accessed 6 June 2012). Note that this study relates to all Australian manufactured goods, not just food.

[35]      Mr Dick Smith, Owner, Dick Smith Foods, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 11.

[36]      Mr Callum Elder, Executive General Manager of Quality and Innovation at Simplot Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 20.

[37]      Dr David McKinna, Consultant, Submission 32, p. 17.

[38]      See, for example, Coles Group Limited, Submission 22, Attachments 1–4, Woolworths, Meet our growers, http://www.woolworths.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/website/woolworths/freshfoodideas/meetthegrowers/meet+our+growers (accessed 13 June 2012) and Woolworths, 100% Australian Apples: Woolworths commits to Australian apples, 25 January 2012, http://www.woolworths.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/website/woolworths/about+us/woolworths-news/woolworthscommitstoaustralianapples (accessed 13 June 2012).

[39]      Woolworths, Submission 70, pp. 4, 9; Coles, Submission 22, cover letter, p. 7, pp. 38 f.

[40]      Woolworths, Submission 70, pp. 4–5; Coles, Submission 22, pp. 17, 41, 48.

[41]      Dick Smith Foods, Submission 63, p. 1.

[42]      Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 11.

[43]      Food Industry Advisory Group of the Chamber of Commerce of Western Australia,
Submission 15, p. 6.

[44]      Mr Dean Rochfort, General Manager, Sustainable Development of the Greater Shepparton City Council, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 8.

[45]      Ms Helen Hubble, Private capacity, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 23.

[46]      LEFCOL, Submission 3, p. 3.

[47]      This is the case with Danish pork referred to earlier. See Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, pp. 12–13.

[48]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, pp 3–4; Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, attachment 2, position statement.

[49]      Commonwealth of Australia, Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, Dr Neal Blewett (Chair), January 2011. Recommendation 40, p. 108. http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/48C0548D80E715BCCA257825001E5DC0/$File/Labelling%20Logic_2011.pdf,
(accessed 13 June 2012).

[50]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, pp. 43–44.
http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/home (accessed 13 June 2012)

[51]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 4. (emphasis in original).

[52]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 5; Also note the example of curing, Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 8.

[53]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 4.

[54]      South Australian Farmers' Federation, Submission 24,, p. 1; Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 6.

[55]      Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign, Submission 56, p. 6.

[56]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, p. 109.

[57]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para 6.41-6.43, pp. 109–110.

[58]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para 6.43, p. 110.

[59]      Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, para 6.44, p. 110.

[60]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, p. 45.

[61]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, p. 45.

[62]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 25.

[63]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 25.

[64]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 25.

[65]      Mr Mark Pickering, Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 19.

[66]      Fruit Growers Victoria, Additional information presented to committee, 8 March 2012.

[67]      Mr Ron Gray, Committee Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 19.

[68]      Mr Ron Gray, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 22.

[69]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2012, p. 8.

[70]      Mr Peter White, President, South Australian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, pp 10–11.

[71]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 21, p. 7.

[72]      Mr Peter White, South Australian Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 12.

[73]      Mr Mark Pickering, Member, Citrus Growers of South Australia, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 25.

[74]      Mr Callum Elder, Simplot Australia, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, pp. 20–21; Mr Peter White, South Australian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 10.

[75]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 2.

[76]      Dr Christina Pollard, Co-Convenor, Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 35.

[77]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 7.

[78]      Tasmanian Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Submission 6, p. 12.

[79]      Adjunct Professor Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, pp 33–34.

[80]      Dr Christina Pollard, Co-Convenor of the Food and Nutrition Special Interest Group, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 35.

[81]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review f Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, pp 44–45.
http://www.foodlabellingreview.gov.au/internet/foodlabelling/publishing.nsf/Content/home (accessed 13 June 2012).

[82]      New Zealand Commerce Commission, The Fair Trading Act – Place of Origin Representations, http://www.comcom.govt.nz/assets/Fair-Trading/Factsheets/FTA-Place-of-Origin-fact-sheet-January-2012.pdf (accessed 5 June 2012).

[83]      Ministry for Primary Industries, 'Country of Origin labelling—Questions and answers', http://www.foodsmart.govt.nz/whats-in-our-food/food/food-labelling/country-of-origin/ (accessed 6 August 2012).

[84]      It is also noted that subsection 27(1) of the New Zealand Fair Trading Act 1986 enables the Governor General to make regulations concerning consumer information including in relation to the disclosure of information relating to the kind, grade, quantity, origin, performance, care, composition, contents, design, construction, use, price, finish, packaging, promotion or supply of the goods or services.

[85]      Megan Carlaw, 'Woolworths ‘Official Range Profile’ tries to counter House Brand war perception', 31 July 2012, http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2012/07/31/woolworths-%E2%80%98official-range-profile%E2%80%99-tries-to-counter-house-brand-war-perception.html (accessed 15 August 2012).

[86]      Coles, Submission 22, pgs 37 and 49.

[87]      Daniel Flitton, 'We can be food bowl of Asia: PM', The Age, May 4, 2012. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/we-can-be-food-bowl-of-asia-pm-20120503-1y1w9.html (accessed 14 June 2012).

[88]      See, for example, Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, pp 7–8.

[89]      Response to the Recommendations of Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, December 2011, p. 44.

[90]      For example: Department of Economic Development, Tourism & the Arts, Submission 6, p. 11.

[91]      Ms Jan Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Graziers and Farmers Association, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 8.

[92]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 21, p. 8.

[93]      See the New Zealand Commerce Commission's fact sheet about Place of Origin Representations: http://www.comcom.govt.nz/assets/Fair-Trading/Factsheets/FTA-Place-of-Origin-fact-sheet-January-2012.pdf (accessed 5 June 2012).

[94]      New Zealand Commerce Commission, The Fair Trading Act – Place of Origin Representations, http://www.comcom.govt.nz/assets/Fair-Trading/Factsheets/FTA-Place-of-Origin-fact-sheet-January-2012.pdf (accessed 5 June 2012)

[95]      Ms Jan Adams First Assistant Secretary, Free Trade Agreement Division, DFAT, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 48.

[96]      Dr David McKinna, Submission 32, p. 17.

Chapter 5

[1]        Beale et al, One biosecurity: A working partnership – The independent review of Australia's quarantine and biosecurity arrangements report to the Australian Government, 2011, p. xvii.

[2]        Beale et al, One biosecurity: A working partnership – The independent review of Australia's quarantine and biosecurity arrangements report to the Australian Government, 2011, p. xix.

[3]        Another response to the Beale review includes developing new biosecurity legislation to replace the Quarantine Act 1908. 

[4]        DAFF, Annual Report 2009-10, p. 115.

[5]        In some cases evidence from witnesses or submissions may have referred specifically to the separate organisations that previously existed.

[6]        DAFF, Annual Report 2010-11, p. 159.

[7]        Administrative Arrangements Order, Schedule, Administrative Arrangements, Part 1, 14 September 2010.

[8]        DAFF, About Biosecurity Australia, http://www.daff.gov.au/ba/about (accessed 8 August 2011).

[9]        The WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures seeks to solve the following problem: How do you ensure that your country’s consumers are being supplied with food that is safe to eat — “safe” by the standards you consider appropriate? And at the same time, how can you ensure that strict health and safety regulations are not being used as an excuse for protecting domestic producers? Source: World Trade Organisation, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/sps_e/sps_e.htm, (accessed 28 May 2012).

[10]      Further background on biosecurity and Australia's current approach to biosecurity and quarantine is summarised in that report, and includes: national administrative and legal arrangements; managing biosecurity risks; the appropriate level of protection; the risk assessment process; the emergency animal disease response agreement; cost of disease response; the national management group;  the consultative committee on emergency animal diseases; and the emergency plant pest response deed. Source: Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Australia's biosecurity and quarantine arrangements, April 2012, pp. 8–17.

[11]      Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Australia's biosecurity and quarantine arrangements, April 2012, p. ix.

[12]      Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Biosecurity and quarantine arrangement, Interim Report: the management of the removal of the fee rebate for AQIS export certification functions, April 2012, p. vii.

[13]      Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Australia's biosecurity and quarantine arrangements, April 2012, p. 4.

[14]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 27.

[15]      Food Industry Advisory Group of Western Australia, Submission 15, p. 6.

[16]      Financial management Guidance No. 4, Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines, July 2005, pp 2–3.

[17]      The principles underlying the cost recovery policy include that: (i) agencies should set charges to recover all the costs of products or services where it is efficient and effective to do so; (ii)any charges should reflect the costs of providing the product or service and should generally be imposed on a fee-for-service basis or, where efficient, as a levy; and (iii) all agencies with significant cost recovery arrangements will need to prepare Cost Recovery Impact Statements (CRIS) where a Regulation Impact Statement has not addressed cost recovery.  Source: Finance Circular No. 2005/09, Australian Government Cost Recovery Guidelines, Department of Finance and Deregulation, p. 1.

[18]      In 2008, an internal DAFF review of the cost recovery implementation found that in some cases cost recovery did not comply with the cost recovery policy.  In 2009, the Productivity Commission noted that fees for importing food into Australia were generally higher than those faced by New Zealand importers, even with the benefit of a 40 per cent Australian government rebate and that the costs to business of AQIS services are higher than some comparable domestic services provided by other agencies. Source: Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, p. 329.

[19]      Government Response to Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, The removal of the fee rebate for AQIS export certification functions, September 2009, p. 2.

[20]      DAFF incoming Government Brief 2010, Volume 2 – urgent business, http://www.daff.gov.au/about/publications/igb, (accessed 29 May 2012), p. 60.

[21]      Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 23.

[22]      Mr John Berry, Director and Manager, Corporate and Regulatory, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 36.

[23]      Summerfruit Australia Limited, Submission 13, p. 8.

[24]      Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA and the Food Industry Advisory Group, Submission 15, p. 7.

[25]      Mr John Millington, Company Spokesman, Luv‐a‐Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 40.

[26]      Mr Murray Beros, Chief General Manager, Mrs Mac's Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 18.

[27]      M. Cole and G. Ball, Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, 43^rd Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention, Food Australia 62 (1), October 2010, p. 462.

[28]      M. Cole and G. Ball, Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, 43^rd Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention, Food Australia 62 (1), October 2010, p. 462.

[29]      The states and territories are, for example, responsible for the intra and inter-state movement of goods of quarantine concern. Source: Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Australia's biosecurity and quarantine arrangements, April 2012, p. 7.

[30]      Department of Health and Aging, Food regulation secretariat, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat-system1.htm (accessed 28 July 2011).

[31]      Department of Health and Aging, Food regulation secretariat, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat-system1.htm (accessed 28 July 2011).

[32]      Food Regulation Agreement 2008, clause A; available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat-system1.htm.

[33]      Food Regulation Agreement 2008, clause 3; available at: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat-system1.htm

[34]      Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/foodstandards/foodstandardscode.cfm (accessed 28 July 2011). The food standards are enforced under state and territory legislation. Source: Department of Health and Aging, Food regulation secretariat, http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/foodsecretariat-system1.htm (accessed 28 July 2011).

[35]      Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Food, http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/import/food (accessed 28 July 2011).

[36]      The Productivity Commission released this report in December 2009.

[37]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, pp. 334–335.

[38]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, pp. 334–335.

[39]      The Productivity Commission found: Duplication in export and domestic regulation puts an undue compliance burden on some Australian primary product exporters, while the integrated regulatory structure in New Zealand means this is less of an issue there.  The extent to which multiple and overlapping audits impose additional costs on businesses varies more between industries than jurisdictions. All Australian jurisdictions have memoranda of understanding between regulators to facilitate the recognition of audits and reduce business compliance costs. Compared with New Zealand, Australia’s regulatory system for exports relies less on electronic processing to reduce business compliance costs and is less able to embrace improvements in the domestic food safety system associated with shifts toward outcome based standards. Source: Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, p. 329.

[40]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 17.

[41]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, December 2009, p. 346.

[42]      Mr Richard Pace, Member, Food Industry Advisory Group, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 19 April 2012, p. 13.

[43]      Mr Arthur Blewitt, Chief Executive Officer, AgriFood Skills Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 11.

[44]      Mr Richard Pace, Food Industry Advisory Group, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 13.

[45]      Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts (Tasmania), Submission 6, p. 13.

[46]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 27.

[47]      Mr Ben Allen, Food Industry Advisory Group, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 19 April 2012, p. 14.

[48]      Global Food Safety Initiative Benchmarking, http://www.mygfsi.com/gfsi-benchmarking-general.html, (accessed 31 May 2012).

[49]      Global Food Safety Initiative Benchmarking, http://www.mygfsi.com/gfsi-benchmarking-general.html, (accessed 31 May 2012).

[50]      The Global Food Safety Initiative, GFSI Guidance Document, Sixth Edition, p. 62.

[51]      GLOBALG.A.P., http://www.globalgap.org/cms/front_content.php?idcat=2, (accessed 31 May 2012).

[52]      GLOBALG.A.P press release, New GLOBALG.A.P and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Partnership to Further Effort on Food Safety Standard Harmonisation, http://www.globalgap.org/cms/front_content.php?idcat=44&idart=749, (accessed 31 May 2012).

[53]      Mr Ian Dunn, Head of Trade Relations, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 26.

[54]      Woolworths, Answer to Question on Notice, 15 June 2012 (received 4 June 2012).

[55]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, p. 346.

[56]      DAFF incoming Government Brief 2010, Volume 4 – story briefs, http://www.daff.gov.au/about/publications/igb, (accessed 30 May 2012), p. 26.

[57]      Mr John Millington, Luv‐a‐Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 37.

[58]      Mr John Millington, Luv‐a‐Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 40.

[59]      Mr John Millington, Luv‐a‐Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[60]      Summerfruit Australia Ltd, Submission 13, p. 7. South Australian Horticultural Services also raised this point in their submission to the inquiry – Submission 14, p. 6.

[61]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2012, p. 2.

[62]      Coles, Submission 22, p. 63.

[63]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, pp. 336–337.

[64]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, p. 329.

[65]      Productivity Commission Research Report, Performance Benchmarking of Australian and New Zealand Business Regulation: Food Safety, December 2009, pp. 334–335.

[66]      Australian Government preliminary response to Beale et al, One biosecurity: A working partnership – The independent review of Australia's quarantine and biosecurity arrangements report to the Australian Government, 18 December 2009, p. 4.

[67]      Department of Agriculture, fisheries and Forestry, Reform of Australia's Biosecurity system – An update since the publication of One biosecurity: a working partnership, March 2012, p. 22.

Chapter 6

[1]        Dr Alison Morehead, Group Manager of the Workplace Relations Policy Group, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 29; DEEWR, answer to question on notice from 11 May 2012, p. 4 (received 2 April 2012).

[2]        Mr David Losberg, Representative, Australian Dairy Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012,
p. 21.

[3]        Dr Alison Morehead, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 29.

[4]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, answer to question on notice, 13 December 2011, p. 7 (received 2 April 2012).

[5]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, answer to question on notice, 13 December 2011, pp 8–9, (received 2 April 2012).

[6]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, answer to question on notice, 13 December 2011, p. 8, (received 2 April 2012).

[7]        Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, answer to question on notice, 13 December 2011, p. 8, (received 2 April 2012).

[8]        Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 49, p. 21.

[9]        Allen Consulting Group, Demand for Food Science and Technology graduates: FTAA skills demand survey analysis: Report to Food Technology Association of Australia, May 2011. This was submitted by the Australian Dairy Industry Council as an answer to question on notice,
9 March 2012 (received 20 April 2012).

[10]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 21.

[11]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 2.

[12]      Ms Helen Hubble, Private capacity, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 23.

[13]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 3.

[14]      Mr Anthony McHugh, Senior Project Manager, Food and Agribusiness, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 32.

[15]      Mr Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 3.

[16]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, pp 21–22.

[17]      Dr Michael Eyles, Senior Adviser, Food, Health and Life Science Industries Group, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 38.

[18]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, pp 21–22.

[19]      Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, answer to question on notice, 13 December 2011, p. 3 (received 2 April 2012).

[20]      Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary of the Agricultural Productivity Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 23.

[21]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 3.

[22]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 3.

[23]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 3.

[24]      Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council and Mr Roger Fletcher, Chair, Sheepmeat, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 27.

[25]      Campbell Arnott's, Submission 34, p. 7.

[26]      Allen Consulting Group, Demand for Food Science and Technology graduates: FTAA skills demand survey analysis, May 2011, p. iv, http://www.allenconsult.com.au/publications.php?s=demand-for-food-science-and-technology-graduates, (accessed 8 August 2012).

[27]      Allen Consulting Group, Demand for Food Science and Technology graduates: FTAA skills demand survey analysis, May 2011, p. 8, http://www.allenconsult.com.au/publications.php?s=demand-for-food-science-and-technology-graduates, (accessed 8 August 2012).

[28]      Mr Callum Elder, Executive General Manager of Quality and Innovation, Simplot, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 21.

[29]      Allen Consulting Group, Demand for Food Science and Technology graduates: FTAA skills demand survey analysis, May 2011, p. 16, http://www.allenconsult.com.au/publications.php?s=demand-for-food-science-and-technology-graduates, (accessed 8 August 2012).

[30]      Mr John Millington, Company spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[31]      Mr Callum Elder, Executive General Manager of Quality and Innovation, Simplot, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 21.

[32]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 4.

[33]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 4.

[34]      Dr Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive of the AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 26.

[35]      Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary of the Agricultural Productivity Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 23.

[36]      Mr Chris Griffin, Chairman, Australian Dairy Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 18.

[37]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 5.

[38]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 5

[39]      PICSE, About Us—Overview, http://www.picse.net/HUB/overview.htm (accessed 19 June 2012).

[40]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 5.

[41]      DEEWR, answer to question on notice from 11 May 2012, p. 2 (received 2 April 2012).

[42]      DEEWR, answer to question on notice from 11 May 2012, p. 3 (received 2 April 2012).

[43]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 4.

[44]      Mr Peter Bush, Executive Officer, Food Technology Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 4.

[45]      ADIC, Submission 47, p. 21.

[46]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer of the AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, pp 25–26.

[47]      Allen Consulting Group, Demand for Food Science and Technology graduates: FTAA skills demand survey analysis, May 2011, p. v.

[48]      Dr David McKinna, Submission 32, p. 12.

[49]      Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary of the Agricultural Productivity Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 23.

[50]      Dr Michael Eyles, Senior Advisor Food Health and Life Sciences Industries Group, CSIRO, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 39.

[51]      DEEWR, answer to question on notice from 11 May 2012, p. 3 (received 2 April 2012).

[52]      ADIC, Submission 47, p. 21; Mr Anthony McHugh, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 31.

[53]      ADIC, Submission 47, p. 21.

[54]      ADIC, Submission 47, p. 9.

[55]      AMIC, Submission 47, p. 8.

[56]      See, for example, Fyfe, Melissa and Millar, Royce, 'Future of Food' series in The Age, http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/futureoffood2012 (accessed 20 June 2012).

[57]      Dr Michael Eyles, CSIRO, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 39.

[58]      Mr Stuart Clarke, Director, Food industry Development, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 7.

[59]      Mr Chris Griffin, Australian Dairy Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 21.

[60]      Haigh's Chocolates, Submission 59, p. 1.

[61]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Submission 21, p. 13.

[62]      Mr John Hazeldene, Managing Director, Hazeldene's Chicken Farm, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 26.

[63]      Mr John Hazeldene, Managing Director, Hazeldene's Chicken Farm, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 27.

[64]      Mr David Harrison, General Manager of Advocacy, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 10.

[65]      Mrs Mac's Pty Ltd, Submission 4, p. 4.

[66]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, pp 2–3.

[67]      Mr John Millington, Company spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[68]      Mr John Hazeldene, Managing Director, Hazeldene's Chicken Farm, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 27.

[69]      Mr John Hazeldene, Managing Director, Hazeldene's Chicken Farm, Committee Hansard, 9 March 2012, p. 27.

[70]      Mr Stuart Clarke, Director, Food Industry Development, in the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 7.

[71]      Mr Stuart Clarke, Director, Food Industry Development, in the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 7.

[72]      Mr Gavin Cator, Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Shepparton City Council, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 12.

[73]      Mr John Millington, Company spokesman, Luv-a-Duck Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[74]      Mr John Millington, Company spokesman, Luv-a-Duck Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[75]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 5.

[76]      Mr Malcolm Greening, Branch Manager, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012,
pp 26–27.

[77]      AgriFood Skills Australia, Submission 10, p. 5.

[78]      Mr Gary Burridge, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 23.

[79]      Mr John Durkan, Merchandise Director, Coles Group, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 4.

[80]      Mr Roger Lenne, Member, Fruit Growers Victoria, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 8.

[81]      Mr Les Murdoch, Chairman and Director, Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 6.

[82]      Mr Les Murdoch, Chairman and Director, Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, pp 6–7.

[83]      Dr David McKinna, Submission 32, p. 20.

[84]      Mr Les Murdoch, Chairman and Director, Tasmanian Agricultural Productivity Group, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 5.

[85]      McCain Foods, answers to questions on notice, 12 April 2012 (received 11 May 2012).

[86]      Mr Andrew Wilsmore, General Manager of Policy and Government Affairs, Winemakers' Federation of Australia, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 16.

[87]      Mr Andrew Heap, Policy Advisor, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 9.

[88]      Ms Kate Carnell, AFGC, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 27.

[89]      Ms Jan Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 10.

[90]      Mr Dick Smith, Owner, Dick Smith Foods, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 5.

[91]      Mr Antony Clarke, Senior Policy Adviser, Business SA, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012,
p. 3.

[92]      Ms Barb Cowey, Senior Policy Advisor, Business SA Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 3.

[93]      Dr Alison Morehead, Group Manager of the Workplace Relations Policy Group, DEEWR, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 27.

[94]      Dr Alison Morehead, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 27.

[95]      Dr Alison Morehead, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 28.

[96]      Fair Work Australia, Statement—Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 Part 2 of Schedule 5, item 6—Review of all modern awards (other than modern enterprise awards and State reference public sector modern awards) after first 2 years, paragraph [4], available at http://www.fwa.gov.au/decisionssigned/html/2012fwa3514.htm (accessed 13 June 2012).

[97]      Ms Jan Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 10.

[98]      Fair Work Australia, Towards more productive and equitable workplaces: An evaluation of the Fair Work legislation, June 2012, p. 109–110.

Chapter 7 - Innovation, research and development

[1]        Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, June 2011, pp 44–45.

[2]        Jay Sallahewa, Sustainable Food Processing, CSIRO, Sustainable food manufacturing – challenges and opportunities, Food manufacturing innovation and sustainability forum presentation: session one, 4 June 2010, p. 37.

[3]        Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), Science and Economic Insights – Issue 1: 2011–Global food security: facts, issues and implications, May 2011, p. 4.

[4]        ABARES, Science and Economic Insights – Issue 1: 2011 – Global food security: facts, issues and implications, p. 1.

[5]        ABARES, Science and Economic Insights – Issue 1: 2011 – Global food security: facts, issues and implications, p. 5.

[6]        ABARES, Science and Economic Insights – Issue 1: 2011 – Global food security: facts, issues and implications, p. 11.

[7]        M. Cole and G. Ball, 'Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, JR Vickery Address, 2010, 43^rd Annual AIFST Convention, Food Australia, October 2010, pp. 461–462.

[8]        M. Cole and G. Ball, 'Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, JR Vickery Address, 2010, 43^rd Annual AIFST Convention, Food Australia, October 2010, pp 461–462.

[9]        M. Cole and G. Ball, 'Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, JR Vickery Address, 2010, 43^rd Annual AIFST Convention, Food Australia, October 2010, pp 461–462.

[10]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice President, Supply Chain – Asia Pacific, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 59.

[11]      Ms Jennifer Dowell, National Secretary, Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 2.

[12]      Senator the Hon. Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Budget Estimates Hansard, 31 May 2010, p. 81.

[13]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[14]      Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[15]      Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council, Committee Hansard,
10 February 2012, p. 23.

[16]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice President, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 55.

[17]      Mrs Mac's, Submission 4, p. 1.

[18]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice President, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 61.

[19]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 17.

[20]      Dr Geoffrey Annison, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 19.

[21]      Ms Catherine Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 17.

[22]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice President, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 57.

[23]      Mr Craig Funnell, Vice President, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 60.

[24]      Mr Vincent Pinneri, Managing Director, SPC Ardmona, Food Services Division of Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust) Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2011, p. 42.

[25]      Winemaker's Federation of Australia, Submission 35, p. 9.

[26]      Mr John Berry, Director and Manager, Corporate and Regulatory, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 38.

[27]      Mr John Berry, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 38.

[28]      Mr Vincent Pinneri, Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust) Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 40.

[29]      Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, CRC Directory 2011–12, p. iv.

[30] https://www.crc.gov.au/Information/ShowInformation.aspx?Doc=about_programme&key=bulletin-board-programme&Heading=The Program (accessed 24 May 2012).

[31]      Ms Ann Bray, General Manager, Food and Chemicals Branch, Department of Industry, Department of Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 32.

[32]      http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/innovation/research_and_development
_corporations_and_companies (accessed 24 May 2012).

[33]      http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/innovation/research_and_development
_corporations_and_companies (accessed 24 May 2012).

[34]      http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/innovation/research_and_development
_corporations_and_companies (accessed 24 May 2012).

[35]      http://www.ausindustry.gov.au/programs/CleanTechnology/CleanTechnologyInvestment/
Pages/default.aspx (accessed 24 May 2012).

[36]      Mr Anthony Murfett, General Manager, Cooperative Research Centres Program, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 33.

[37]      Ms Ann Bray, Department of Industry, Dept of Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 34.

[38]      Mr Callum Elder, Executive General Manager, Quality and Innovation, Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 21.

[39]      Dr Russell Edwards, General Manager, Clean Technology Investment, AusIndustry, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 34.

[40]      Dr Russell Edwards, DIISRTE, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 34.

[41]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 43.

[42]      Australian Dairy Industry Council, Submission 47, p. 36.

[43]      Winemakers Federation of Australia, Submission 35, p. 9.

[44]      Australian Meat Industry Council, Submission 36, Attachment 1, pp 7–8.

[45]      http://www.innovation.gov.au/Industry/FoodProcessingIndustry/Pages/About.aspx (accessed 24 May 2012).

[46]      Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 [Provisions] and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 [Provisions], 15 June 2010, p. 9.

[47]      Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 [Provisions] and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 [Provisions], 15 June 2010, pp 81–86.

[48]      http://www.innovation.gov.au/Industry/FoodProcessingIndustry/Pages/About.aspx (accessed 24 May 2012).

[49]      http://www.innovation.gov.au/Industry/FoodProcessingIndustry/Pages/About.aspx (accessed 24 May 2012).

[50]      Mr Andrew Redman, Regional Quality and Regulatory Operations Manager, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 3.

[51]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 15.

[52]      Mr Callum Elder, Executive General Manager, Quality and Innovation, Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, pp 18–19.

[53]      Mr Callum Elder, Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, pp 18–19.

[54]      Mr Andrew Redman, General Mills Australia and New Zealand, Committee Hansard, 8 March 2012, p. 3.

[55]      Mr Callum Elder, Simplot Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, pp 18–19.

[56]      Mr Anthony McHugh, Senior Project Manager, Food and Agribusiness, Department of Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 31.

[57]      Mr Craig Funnell, Campbell Arnott's, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 60.

[58]      Australian Meat Industry Council Submission 36, p. 5

Chapter 8 - Australian food exports—opportunities and challenges

[1]        Ms Ann Bray, General Manager, Food and Chemicals Branch, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012,
p. 32.

[2]        DAFF, Australian Food Statistics 2009-10, p. 7.

[3]        Australian Government, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, p. 93.

[4]        Australian Government, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, p. 93.

[5]        Webster Ltd., Submission 58, p. 2.

[6]        Ms Ann Bray, DIISRTE, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 32.

[7]        Ms Ann Bray, DIISRTE, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 32.

[8]        Mr Trevor Ranford, Consultant, Summerfruit Australia Ltd and South Australian Horticultural Services, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 54.

[9]        Mr John Durkan, Merchandise Director, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 1.

[10]      Ms Kate Carnell, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 24.

[11]      Mr Christopher Langman, First Assistant Secretary, Trade and Economic Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp 42–43.

[12]      Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 24.

[13]      Mr Allen Grant, First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Productivity Division, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp 21–22.

[14]      Mr Trevor Ranford, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 51.

[15]      Mr Christopher Langman, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp 42–43.

[16]      Mr Christopher Langman, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp 42–43.

[17]      Mr John Millington, Company Spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 40.

[18]      Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 5.

[19]      Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Submission 26, pp 13–14.

[20]      Mr John Berry, Director and Manager, Corporate and Regulatory, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 39.

[21]      Mr John Berry, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 39.

[22]      Mr John Berry, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 39.

[23]      Mr John Berry, JBS Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p. 39.

[24]      Mr Christopher Langman, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard,
11 May 2012, pp 48–49.

[25]      Mr Stuart Clarke, Director, Food Industry Development, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 5.

[26]      Mr Malcolm Jackman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Elders Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 28.

[27]      Mr John Millington, Company Spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 36.

[28]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 3.

[29]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 3.

[30]      Australian Pork Limited, Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 4.

[31]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 4.

[32]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 1. See also Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 6.

[33]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 4.

[34]      Mr Christopher Langman, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, pp 42–43.

[35]      Ms Kate Carnell, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 24.

[36]      Mr Allen Grant, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Committee Hansard, 11 May 2012, p. 17.

[37]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 18.

[38]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, p. 20.

[39]      Winemakers' Federation of Australia, Submission 35, p. 13.

[40]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Anti-dumping and Countervailing System, N. 48, 18 December 2009, p. 1. http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/93750/anti-dumping.pdf (accessed 2 June 2012).

[41]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Anti-dumping and Countervailing System, N. 48, 18 December 2009, p. 1. http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/93750/anti-dumping.pdf (accessed 2 June 2012).

[42]      Productivity Commission, Australia's Anti-dumping and Countervailing System, N. 48, 18 December 2009, p. 1. http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/93750/anti-dumping.pdf (accessed 2 June 2012).

[43]      Coca-Cola Amatil, Submission 44, p. 9.

[44]      Mr Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011,
pp 6–7.

[45]      Australian Pork Limited, Submission 30, p. 13.

[46]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 20–21.

[47]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 20–21.

[48]      Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, International trade remedies forum, http://www.customs.gov.au/site/InternationalTradeRemediesForum.asp, (accessed 22 June 2012).

[49]      Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 20–21.

Government Senators' Dissenting Report

[1] (http://www.redmeatinnovation.com.au/innovation-areas/new-technologies)

[2]        Mr Vincent Pinneri, SPC Ardmona, Food Services Division of Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust) Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 42–43.

[3]        Mr Craig Funnell, Campbell Arnott’s, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 61.

[4]        Mr John Millington, Luv-a-Duck Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 35.

[5]        Mr Murray Beros, Mrs Mac's Pty Ltd Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 18.

Minority Report by Nick Xenophon Independent Senator for South Australia

[1]        Adjunct Professor Michael Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Public Health Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 31

[2]        Mr Callum Elder, Simplot, Committee Hansard, 12 April 2012, p.21

[3]        Mr Gary Burridge, Chairman, Australian Meat Industry Council and Mr Roger Fletcher, Chair, Sheepmeat, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 27.

[4]        Senator Nick Xenophon, Additional Comments, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee report into operational issues in export grain networks, 16 April 2012, p.105

[5]        Citrus Growers of South Australia Inc, Submission 45, p. 2.

[6]        Laura Pool and William Rollo, “Producer bulldozes orange trees”, ABC Rural, http://www.abc.net.au/rural/sa/content/2012/03/s3456935.htm, accessed 6 August 2012.

[7]        Ms Catherine Barnett, Chief Executive Officer, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 17.

[8]        Treasury, Submission 18, p. 6.

[9]        Department of the Treasury, Submission 18, p. 5

[10]       Mr Ian Dunn, Woolworths Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 28.

[11]       Ms Kate Carnell, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 28.

[12]      A/Prof Frank Zumbo, Promoting a more diverse and competitive Australian supermarket sector (2012)  20 AJCCL 25

[13]       Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 4–5, pp. 12–14.

[14]       Mr Bruce Paine, Treasury, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, p. 33.

[15]       Ms Catherine Barnett, Food South Australia Inc., Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 19.

[16]      A/Prof Frank Zumbo  “The rise and rise of small business commissioners” (2012)  20 AJCCL 93

[17]      A/Prof Frank Zumbo  Don't bank on bank competition: The case for effective laws against anti-competitive mergers and creeping acquisitions, (2010)  18 TPLJ 26

[18]       Dr David McKinna, Submission 32, p. 17.

[19]       Pia Ackerman, ‘Coles accused of Irish-made bread con’, The Australian, 5 July 2012, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/coles-accused-of-irish-made-bread-con/story-e6frg6nf-1226417762206 (accessed 13 August 2012).

[20]       Australian Olive Association, Submission 68, pp. 1-2.

[21]       Australian Olive Association, Submission 68, p. 3.

[22]       Inquiry into Australia’s Bio-security and Quarantine Arrangements, Additional Comments by Senator Nick Xenophon, p. 1. 

[23]       Summerfruit Australia Limited, Submission 13, p.8.

[24]       Inquiry into Australia’s Bio-security and Quarantine Arrangements, Additional Comments by Senator Nick Xenophon, p. 2.

[25]       M. Cole and G. Ball, 'Global trends and opportunities in food and nutritional sciences, JR Vickery Address, 2010, 43^rd Annual AIFST Convention, Food Australia, October 2010, pp. 461–462.

[26]       Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, Management of the Murray-Darling Basin system, Mr Chris Byrne, Committee Hansard, 3 April 2012, p. 45.

[27]       Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, ‘Guidelines for the private irrigation infrastructure program for South Australian, November 2009, p. 7.

[28]       Mr Duncan Makeig, Group Sustainability Director and General Counsel, Lion Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 10 February 2012, p. 50.

[29]       Jeni Port, ‘Chinese fake it with counterfeit Australian wines’, The Sydney Morning Herald, http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/top-drop/chinese-fake-it-with-counterfeits-of-australian-wines-20100823-13im7.html and Meredith Booth, ‘Fake SA wine market in China’, The Advertiser, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/fake-sa-wine-marketed-in-china/story-e6frea83-1226398023478 (accessed 9 August 2012).

[30]       Mr Stuart Clarke, Director, Food Industry Development, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Committee Hansard, 18 April 2012, p. 5.

[31]       Mr Andrew Spencer, Committee Hansard, 13 December 2011, pp .6–7.

[32]       Ibid.

[33]       Mr John Durkan, Merchandise Director, Coles Group Ltd, Committee Hansard, 15 May 2012, p. 1.

[34]       Mr John Millington, Company Spokesman, Luv-a-Duck, Committee Hansard, 17 April 2012, p. 40.

[35]       Australian Food and Grocery Council, Submission 12, pp. 18 and 20.