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The committee report on Protecting Primary Production Amendment Bill 2011 was tabled with the Clerk of the Parliament on 17 February 2012.

View:  Report No 9 - Protecting Primary Production Amendment Bill 2011

About the Bill

The Protecting Primary Production Amendment Bill 2011 proposes amendments to six Acts. These amendments would:

• abolish the Agricultural Chemicals Distribution Control Board;
• provide inspectors with wider entry powers for the routine testing of stock feed;
• provide for a single Queensland Weed and Pest Animal Strategy;
• clarify the obligations of owners of land and vehicles in respect of notifiable pests;
• clarify the powers and functions of the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA); and
• provide for Queensland veterinarians to be covered by the National Recognition of Veterinary Registration scheme.

For more information on the Bill refer to the Explanatory Notes and the Explanatory Speech by the Minister.

The committee will report on the Bill by 6 March 2012.

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions closed on 4 November 2011.

On Friday, 10 February 2012, the committee tabled the public submissions to its inquiry into the Protecting Primary Production Amendment Bill 2011 with the Clerk of the Parliament.

These submissions are now available on the Parliament's Table Papers database

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