Table of Contents
Members of the Committee (PDF Format) (Word Format)
Secretariat
Terms of Reference
Conduct of the Inquiry
Abbreviations
Executive Summary and Recommendations (PDF
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Australia's Membership of the WTO
Impact of the Amended Measures
Referral of the Inquiry
Major Issues
Chapter One (PDF Format)
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Quarantine Policy and Animal Quarantine Policy Arrangements
Introduction
Structure of the Report
Quarantine Policy Development
The Review of Quarantine Policy
Salmon Quarantine Regulations in force until July 1999
The Policy Impact of the WTO and the Dispute
Current Quarantine Policy on Salmonids and Non-Salmonid Marine Finfish
Further WTO Findings
Major Issues
Committee Approach to the Inquiry and its Significance
Chapter Two (PDF Format)
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Concerns Regarding the Impact of Revised Quarantine Arrangements
Introduction
Salmonids in Australia
The Aquaculture Industry
Concerns in Relation to the Potential Consequences of the Decision
Other Issues
Chapter Three (PDF Format)
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The World Trade Organisation and the Canadian challenge
The Legal and Administrative Quarantine Framework
Establishment of the WTO and the Major International Agreements
The Obligations under the SPS Agreement
The Dispute Settlement Procedures in the WTO
The Jurisprudence of the SPS Agreement
Australia and the WTO
The Challenge in the WTO on Salmon
The 1999 Panel Process
The Tasmanian Government's Ban on Imported Salmon Products
Disease Free Area Status
The Conduct of the Litigation
Committee Comment
Chapter Four (PDF Format)
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The Appropriate Level of Protection
Determination of the Appropriate Level of Protection
Submission Concerns
Submission Comment
The Precautionary Principle
Committee Comment
Chapter Five (PDF Format)
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Import Risk Analysis - Purpose and Process
Objectives of Import Risk Analysis
The Role of Risk Analysis in Quarantine Policy
The IRA Process
The Principles of Risk Analysis
The 1996 Import Risk Analysis
The 1999 Import Risk Analysis
The Effect of the Findings of the 1999 Import Risk Analysis
Generic Risk Analysis Approach
The Conduct of the Import Risk Analysis Process
AQIS IRA Process
Submission Comment
Committee Comment
Chapter Six (PDF Format)
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The methodology of the Import Risk Analysis and the Science
Introduction
Import Risk Analysis Methodology and WTO Requirements
The 1999 Import Risk Analysis Methodology
Committee Comment
The IRA Matrix
Submission Concerns
The Policy Implications of the IRA
The Import of Non-Viable Salmonid Product from New Zealand
Chapter Seven (PDF Format)
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Introduction
Conduct of the Import Risk Analysis
The Appropriate Level Of Protection
Australia's Membership of the WTO and International Law
Appendix One (PDF Format)
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Submissions
Appendix Two (PDF Format)
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List of Witnesses
Appendix Three (PDF Format)
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Ministerial Statement 17 May 2000
Appendix 4 (PDF Format)
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WTO Chronology of Events
Appendix 5 (PDF Format)
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Animal Quarantine Policy Memorandum 1999/51
Appendix 6 (PDF Format)
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Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Appendix 7 (PDF Format)
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Organisational Chart - Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office