Appendix 3

Appendix 3

Topic list

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio

Monday, 27 and Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Division/Agency and Topic

Proof Hansard page reference

Monday, 27 May 2013

Finance and Business Support, Government, Information Services and People and Service Delivery Divisions

7–17

Capability Review recommendations

7

National Food Plan funding

7–9, 13

Department's average unscheduled leave absences

9–11

Lease plan arrangements for IT equipment

11–12

Staffing numbers and changes

12

International Engagement Team, Indonesia

12–13

AusTender notice CN1308911

13–14

Wine Australia staffing levels

14

Resignation of Wine Australia's Chief Executive Officer

14

Horticulture export fees

14–16

National Food Plan support for exporting products

16–17

Department's building lease arrangements

17

Interim Inspector–General of Biosecurity

17–21

Setting the work plan of the Inspector–General of Biosecurity

17–18

Staffing levels in the Office for the Interim Inspector–General of Biosecurity

18

The role of the Inspector–General of Biosecurity

18

Current work priorities

19–21

Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer

21–25

Current status of Bovine Johne's Disease

21–22

National Johne's Disease Control Program

22–23

Bison strain of Bovine Johne's Disease

23

Vaccine for Bovine Johne's Disease

23

Compensation available for farms affected by Bovine Johne's Disease

24

Lyssa virus

24–25, 44

Animal Health Australia; Biosecurity—Animal Division; and Live Animal Exports Division

25–46

National Johne's Disease Control Program

25

Compensation for farms affected by Bovine Johne's Disease

25

Dairy cattle export requirements

25

Approved export program documentation

26–27

The review of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock

27

Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines

28–29, 45–46

Animal welfare issues

29–30

Animals grazing in national parks

30–31, 34

The starving cattle situation in Queensland

31–34

The department's role in live animal exports

35

The number of countries interested in importing live animals

35–36

The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System

36, 41–42

Exporting Australian cattle to China

36–37

Live animal export market access priorities

37–38

Health of animals moved through Australia for the live export trade

38

Overseas Development Aid funding for agricultural programs

39

Serious breaches of animal welfare

40

Bahrain–Pakistan ship cruelty incident

40–41

Animal Biosecurity and Response Reform

42

Alleged cruelty of Australian cattle in Egypt

42–44

Bovine Johne's Disease in the Kimberly region

45

Meat and Livestock Australia

46–53

Budget position for 2013–14

46–47

Market opportunities to build demand

47–48

Free trade agreements with China and Korea

48, 52

Bovine Johne's Disease

48

Ovine Johne's Disease

48–49

Indonesia's long–term plan for self–sufficiency

49–50

Global trends affecting the live export and boxed chilled meat export trade

50

Collaboration between James Cook University and the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Spyglass Beef Research Facility

50–51

Beef Crisis Steering Committee

51

Free trade agreement with Japan

52

Allocation of research and development funds

52–53

Genetically modified free food for Australian cattle

53

LiveCorp

53–55

Re-engagement with Saudi Arabia under ESCAS

54

Budget position for 2013-14

54

Market opportunities for live exports

54–55

Research and development work

55

Border Compliance and Post Entry Quarantine Program

55–79

Industry Equalisation Reserve

56–57, 61–65

BICON IT System

57–61

Post Entry Quarantine Facility in Mickleham Victoria

65–68

Bovine Johne's Disease protocol

68–69

Restructure of the Adelaide Export Food Documentation Office

69–70

Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy

70–73

Biosecurity risk of marinated prawns entering Australia

73

Investigations into Customs and Border Protection services

73–74

Additional funding provided to Post Entry Quarantine facilities

74

Biosecurity risks associated with an increase in the number of cruise ships

75–78

The establishment of the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis

78

Operation Hayride

78–79

Clarification of answers from Additional estimates February 2013

79

Biosecurity—Plant

79–92

Importation of fresh Californian table grapes into Western Australia

79–80, 84

National Fruit Fly Strategy

80

Importation of roses from South America

80–81

Importation of apples from New Zealand

81–82

Horticulture register establishment

82

Residue testing

83–84

Pest risk assessment

84–85

Sterile insect technology

85

Horticulture export fees

86–90

Export Certification Reform Implementation

90–92

Food

92–102

High bacteria levels in long–life milk exported to Hong Kong

92–93

National Produce Monitoring System Pilot Program

93

National Residue Survey

93–94, 96

Australian government authorised officers

95

Cold stores reforms, efficiencies and cost savings

96–97

Accredited cold stores for export access to China

97–98

National Food Plan

98

Fate of frozen beef in containers in Indonesia

99

Australian food manufacturing sector

99–100

Bilingual certificate process with China

100–102

Biosecurity—Policy

102–112

Biosecurity Surveillance, Incident Response and Tracing

102–103

Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis' advice in relation to DAFF's import risk matrix

103–107

DAFF's Import Risk Analysis matrix

107–111

Biosecurity policy

111–112

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

113–114

Budget position

113

Alternative uses for plantation tree farms

113

Dynamic rural communities

114

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences

114–126

Wild dog management in Australia

114–115

Australian wheat crop estimates

115–116, 120

Wood supply projections

117–118

Impact of climate change on fisheries

118–119

Climate change scenarios

120–121

Marine heatwave in Western Australia

121

Productivity forecasts

121–122

Research and development levy system

122

Eastern wheat belt in Western Australia

122–123

Multiperil crop insurance

123–124

Clarification of answers from questions on notice from Additional estimates February 2013

124

Surveying the major Commonwealth fisheries

124

The Fishery Status Report

125

Agricultural commodities – March 2013 edition

125

Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

4–18

The use of fenthion

5–6

The use of trisulfin

6–7

Agricultural and Veterinary Medicines Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2013

7–10

Chemical registration costs

10

Re-registration process for farm chemicals

11

The use of diuron

11–12

The issue of Spray drift and broadacre farming

12-13

The use of carbendazim in imported juice concentrate

13–15

Neonicotinoids

15–18

Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)

18–44

AFMA's compliance process

18–20

Borthwick Review

20–21, 22,
27–28,

Commonwealth Scientific Industries Research Organisation's ecosystem model

21–22

Reviews of the Harvest Policy and Bycatch policy

22–24, 32–33

Coral Sea Fishery

24, 26

East Tuna and Billfish Fishery

24

Bioregional planning

24–25

Incursions by foreign fishing vessels into Australian waters

26–27

AFMA's compliant process

28–29

The Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration claims

30

Gillnetting

30–31

Sustainable Fisheries Report

32

Small Pelagic Fishery

33–34, 35

Marine Stewardship Council

34–35

Northern shark alliance industry

35

Management Advisory Committees and Resource Assessment Groups

36–37

Total levy revenue from the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery

37

Stereo-video transition

37–42

The ban of the Abel Tasman vessel

42–44

Sustainable Resource Management

44–49, 55–71

Caring for our Country Program

44–45, 60, 62, 64–65

Funding allocated to Landcare

45–48, 64

Funding allocated to the Natural Resource Management program

48–49

Landcare

61

Work plan

56

The Australian Feral Camel Management Program

56–60

OceanWatch

62–63

National Landcare Directory

63

Northern Gulf Resource Management Group

63

Environmental Stewardship Funding Program

66–67

Pilot National Produce Monitoring System

67–71

Australian Wool Innovation

49–55

Budget position

49–50

Increase in wool sales to China

50

Opportunities to increase market share

50–51

Sheep health, welfare and productivity

51–52

Research and development into wool harvesting

52

The lack of sheep shearing at the Canberra show

52–53

Wild dog management

53

CRC funding at the University of New England

54–55

Climate Change

71–103

Tasmanian Forests Agreement

71–74

Forest Stewardship Council

75

Regional Forests Agreement

75–77

Rural Financial Counselling Service

77–82, 85–86

Improving social support services to regional and rural communities

82–84

Funding for the Farm Finance Program

86

Farm Businesses Package

86–98

Carbon Farming Initiative

98

South-East Queensland Forest Agreement

99–101

Illegal logging regulations

102–103

Australian Egg Corporation Limited

103–106

Hen Welfare Research Development and Extension Forum

103–104

South Australia's proposal to label free-range eggs

104

Stocking rates of free-range hens

104

Greenhouse gas production of the egg life-cycle assessment

104–105

Labelling relevant stocking density on egg cartons

105

Audits of free-range farms

106

Review of the Domestic Poultry Code of Practice

106

Grains Research and Development Corporation

106–110

Budget position for 2013-14

106–107,
109–110

Research initiatives and priorities

107–108

Drought and frost tolerant types of grain

108

Multiperil crop insurance

108–109

Weed control technology

109

Managing Climate Variability Program

110

Agriculture Productivity

110–127

National Food Plan funding

110, 113–114, 127

Asian Food Markets Research Fund

110–112

Community Food Initiative grants

111, 116–117

Food in the national curriculum

112, 118–119

Building our Food Trade Ties

112–113

Australian Food and Beverage Supplier Advocate

113

Brand Australia

114

Increasing agricultural productivity

114–115, 118

Global Food Security Index

115

The Council on Food

115

Subcommittee of the Primary Industries Standing Committee

117–118

Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy (Blewett Review) 

118

Research and development funding

120–121

Labour shortages in agricultural industries

121–122

Kangaroo meat trade

122

Ord River project

122

SPC Ardmona request for emergency assistance

123–126

Food processing and agricultural productivity

126–127

Foreign investment in the agricultural sector

127

Trade and Market Access

128–135

Negotiations for memorandums of understanding

128

Update on the free trade negotiations with China

128–129

Department's role in Trans-Pacific partnership

129

Update on free trade negotiations with South Korea

129–130

Update on free trade negotiations with Japan

130

Opportunities to expand market access

130–131

The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System

131

DAFF's relationship with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

131–133

Overseas Development Aid funding for agricultural programs

133–135

Food standards in Japan

135

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