Consultations on specific policy proposals

Under section 8(2)(f) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the department) is required to publish information about each public consultation it undertakes in the course of developing a specific policy proposal. This requirement has applied since 1 May 2011.

Below are details about the department’s current public consultations, and information about how and to whom you can submit a comment.

Open for consultation

Please see below for quick links to current consultation processes being undertaken by the department.

• Biofouling management consultation RIS
• Better Regulation of Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
• Review of Horticulture Australia Limited export regulation powers
• Draft antifouling and in-water cleaning guidelines
• Reviewing the rate of the meat and dairy quota access fee
• Independent review into Australia's livestock export trade
• Issues paper to inform development of a National Food Plan
• National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (Shark-plan 2)
• AQIS Import Cargo Contingency Arrangement
• Biosecurity Australia Advice 2011/06- Release of the draft report for the non-regulated analysis of existing policy for apples from New Zealand (a review)
• Illegal logging policy
• Senate inquiry into a draft Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill
• Review of Caring for our Country
  

Future consultation processes

Research and development

• The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has announced that stakeholders will be consulted on the government’s proposed response to the Productivity Commission’s review of research and development arrangements.
• Timing of this is yet to be confirmed but is likely to be in 2011-12.