Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 September 2009:

The Australian Government’s management of the removal of the 40 per cent fee rebate for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) export certification functions, having regard to:

(a)

the level of industry support for the removal of the 40 per cent rebate prior to the implementation of comprehensive reform of AQIS’s export inspection and certification services;

(b)

the adequacy of consultation by the Government in the development of industry work plans;

(c)

the capacity of the Government, including AQIS, to implement efficiency proposals;

(d)

the adequacy of government funding to implement industry work plans;

(e)

any progress on meeting targets in industry work plans;

(f)

the financial or other impact on industry sectors of the failure to meet reform targets; and

(g)

any other relevant matter.