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senate vote 2013-06-28#4
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-28.14.6 motion] to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.''Background to the bill''The [http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/bills_legislation/bills_search_results/result?bid=r4941 bill] was introduced to implement one of the Government's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2010 2010 election] promises. This promise was made in response to recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office and the Productivity Commission.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
)It amends the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/sch1.html Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code] (the Agvet Code) which is a Schedule to the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/ Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994] to:* through a risk-based approach, improve: the consistency and transparency of the process for making, and assessing, applications for approval of an [http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/constituents/ active constituent] for a proposed, or existing, chemical product; and the registration of a chemical product and approval of a label for the containers of a chemical product* insert a new requirement that existing approvals and registrations operate for a finite period and, when that period has elapsed, a new application must be lodged for re-approval or re-registration and*update existing offences, create new offences and insert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty civil penalty] provisions.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
)- The majority voted in favour of a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-28.14.6) to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [here](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.
- _Background to the bill_
- The [bill](http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/bills_legislation/bills_search_results/result?bid=r4941) was introduced to implement one of the Government's [2010 election](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2010) promises. This promise was made in response to recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office and the Productivity Commission.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089). )
- It amends the [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/sch1.html) (the Agvet Code) which is a Schedule to the [Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994](http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/) to:
- - through a risk-based approach, improve: the consistency and transparency of the process for making, and assessing, applications for approval of an [active constituent](http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/constituents/) for a proposed, or existing, chemical product; and the registration of a chemical product and approval of a label for the containers of a chemical product
- - insert a new requirement that existing approvals and registrations operate for a finite period and, when that period has elapsed, a new application must be lodged for re-approval or re-registration and
- - update existing offences, create new offences and insert [civil penalty](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty) provisions.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089).
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senate vote 2013-06-28#4
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The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-28.14.6 motion] to read the bill for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-28.14.6 motion] to read the bill for a second time.(Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
) This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.
- ''Background to the bill''
The [http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/bills_legislation/bills_search_results/result?bid=r4941 bill] was introduced to implement one of the Government's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2010 2010 election] promises. This promise was made in response to recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office and the Productivity Commission.[2]- The [http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/bills_legislation/bills_search_results/result?bid=r4941 bill] was introduced to implement one of the Government's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2010 2010 election] promises. This promise was made in response to recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office and the Productivity Commission.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
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- It amends the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/sch1.html Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code] (the Agvet Code) which is a Schedule to the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/ Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994] to:
- * through a risk-based approach, improve: the consistency and transparency of the process for making, and assessing, applications for approval of an [http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/constituents/ active constituent] for a proposed, or existing, chemical product; and the registration of a chemical product and approval of a label for the containers of a chemical product
- * insert a new requirement that existing approvals and registrations operate for a finite period and, when that period has elapsed, a new application must be lodged for re-approval or re-registration and
*update existing offences, create new offences and insert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty civil penalty] provisions.[2]''References''* [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].* [2] Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].* [3] Read more about these changes and the other measures introduced by the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].- *update existing offences, create new offences and insert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty civil penalty] provisions.(Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
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senate vote 2013-06-28#4
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Bills — Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading- Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Read a second time
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<p class="speaker">Richard Colbeck</p><p>I rise to make my contribution to the debate on the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2013. This is another important piece of legislation that is being guillotined through this place, with less than 25 minutes for debate. That means that only two people will get the opportunity to speak on this piece of legislation that is one of the 55 that is being guillotined through this place just in this week. There are 55 pieces of legislation; yet the previous Howard government was criticised up hill and down dale for guillotining 32 pieces of legislation in an entire term of parliament. Yet this bill is one of 55 guillotined in just one week and one of more than 216 in this term of parliament.</p><p>This bill continues a theme I have mentioned a number of times in presentations this week and in recent weeks, that of the adding of cost to industry, and particularly agriculture, by this government. They ignore the calls of industry to reduce the cost of government to business. They have a history of adding government cost to business. Despite the new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, saying just yesterday that he was going to take—</p>- The majority voted in favour of a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2013-06-28.14.6 motion] to read the bill for a second time.[1] This means that the majority agree with the main idea of the bill and that the Senate can now discuss the bill in more detail.
- ''Background to the bill''
- The [http://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/bills_legislation/bills_search_results/result?bid=r4941 bill] was introduced to implement one of the Government's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_federal_election,_2010 2010 election] promises. This promise was made in response to recommendations of the Australian National Audit Office and the Productivity Commission.[2]
- It amends the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/sch1.html Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code] (the Agvet Code) which is a Schedule to the [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aavcca1994382/ Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994] to:
- * through a risk-based approach, improve: the consistency and transparency of the process for making, and assessing, applications for approval of an [http://www.apvma.gov.au/products/constituents/ active constituent] for a proposed, or existing, chemical product; and the registration of a chemical product and approval of a label for the containers of a chemical product
- * insert a new requirement that existing approvals and registrations operate for a finite period and, when that period has elapsed, a new application must be lodged for re-approval or re-registration and
- *update existing offences, create new offences and insert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_penalty civil penalty] provisions.[2]
- ''References''
- * [1] Read more about the stages that a bill must pass through to become law [http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html here].
- * [2] Read more about the background to the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
- * [3] Read more about these changes and the other measures introduced by the bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1213a/13bd089 bills digest].
<p class="speaker">David Fawcett</p><p>Order! I remind you to use the correct title for the Prime Minister.</p> <p class="speaker">Richard Colbeck</p><p>I called him Mr Rudd.</p> <p class="speaker">David Fawcett</p><p>No, you called him Kevin Rudd.</p> <p class="speaker">Richard Colbeck</p><p>My apology, Mr Acting Deputy President. Just yesterday Mr Rudd said that he would take a different approach to business, and yet we see the government continue to proceed with legislation under the gag that will add cost of government to business.</p><p>You cannot believe a word this Prime Minister says, just as you could not believe a word the previous Prime Minister said. The previous Prime Minister told us, 'There will be no carbon tax under a government I lead,' then proceeded to introduce one. The new Prime Minister said, 'We will take a new approach to business,' then proceeded to continue with the old approach to business: add cost of government to business. The government talk about Australia being the food bowl of Asia. All they do is make us less competitive and make it more difficult to get product out of the country. Export fees and charges under this government have risen by up to 1,600 per cent for a small operator. We cannot afford to get our product out of the country, let alone be the food bowl of Asia. The government with this piece of legislation is doing more of the same, joined happily, I must say, by the Greens.</p><p class="italic">Senator Siewert interjecting—</p><p>I am pleased you make the interjection, Senator Siewert—the acknowledgement that you are adding cost to business, because that is exactly what this bill does.</p> <p class="speaker">David Fawcett</p><p>Order! Senator Colbeck, you will address your remarks through the chair. Senator Siewert, it is disorderly to interject.</p> <p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>
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