Agriculture value chain and the impact of regulations Key Australian Government involvement/regulation Key stages of agricultural cycle Key government involvement/regulation - Aboriginal land rights/native title environmental protection and biodiversity conservation Acquisition of arable land - land use and planning regulation - Aboriginal land rights/native - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage - natural heritage, world heritage - international treaties and conventions covering natural and cultural heritage - licensing and approval of chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides - environmental protection and biodiversity conservation Preparation of land - land use and planning regulation - native vegetation legislation - water regulation - weed and vermin control regulation - laws relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage, archaeological and Aboriginal relics, sacred sites - use of chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides - natural heritage - environmental protection/assessment - building regulations - chemical and pesticide supply and registration - access to drought support - fuel tax regulation - national pollutant inventory - biosecurity regulation - immigration regulation - water access and regulation - research and development funding and support Farming - cropping - animal husbandry - animal welfare regulation - transport regulation impacting on use of farm machinery - vehicle and machinery licensing regulation - livestock regulation and identification - access to drought support - OHS regulation - fire control regulation - weed and vermin control regulation - livestock disease control regulation - livestock movement regulation - water access and regulation - chemical and pesticide use - export certificates - industrial relation regulations - immigration regulation - environmental regulation - industrial relations regulation -national pollutant inventory On-farm processing - building regulations - machinery operations - certification and labelling - industrial relations regulation - OHS regulation - national land transport regulatory frameworks - shipping and maritime safety laws - international maritime codes and conventions - competition laws/access regimes - animal welfare Transport and logistics - transport regulations - government owned public/private transport infrastructure - access regimes - marketing legislation (mandatory - codes and acquisition) - food safety regulation - quarantine regulation - export controls - export incentives - WTO obligations - market access and trade agreements - taxation Marketing - boards - customers - interstate certification arrangements - taxation Source: Updated from Productivity Commission (2007, p. 31–32).
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