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committee's Report

The committee’s report on the Bill was tabled on 14 September 2015. The Bill passed with amendment on 02 December 2015.

View: Report No. 6, 55th Parliament - Sugar Industry (Real Choice in Marketing) Amendment Bill 2015

Resources

View: Sugar Industry (Real Choice in Marketing) Amendment Bill 2015
View: Explanatory Notes (revised as at July 2015)
View: Explanatory Notes (original)
View: Explanatory Speech

About The Bill

On 19 May 2015 the Member for Dalrymple, Mr Shane Knuth MP, introduced the Sugar Industry (Real Choice in Marketing) Amendment Bill 2015 to the Queensland Parliament.

In accordance with Standing Order 131, the Private Member’s Bill has been referred to the Agriculture and Environment Committee for consideration.

According to the Explanatory Notes, the objective of the Bill is to provide cane growers with the right to have real choice over who sells and prices Grower Economic Interest (GEI) sugar and address the imbalance in market power between mill owners and growers.

The committee tabled its report to the House by 14 September 2015 (Standing Order 136).

submissions

Submissions closed on 20 July 2015

Timeline

Public briefing                             15 July 2015 - transcript
Public hearing                             31 August 2015 - transcript
Report tabled                              14 September 2015