Regulatory Costs in the Red Meat and Livestock Industries
| Project start date: | 24 February 2016 |
| Project end date: | 09 June 2016 |
| Publication date: | 09 June 2016 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Sheep, Goat, Lamb, Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
Summary
The industry issues portfolio provides suppport to the Peak Industry Councils by commissioning and managing the development of industry policy research on priority policy issues.
This project updated the 2012 Report on regulatory costs in the red meat and livestock industries. It was commisioned to assist PICs with policy research to inform their submissions to the Productivity Commission inquirty into impacts of agricultural regulation.
The report provides in depth analysis of:
- Changes to the regulatory enviroment since 2011 which impact on the red meat and livestock industry
- Examine the government charges and regulations and industry rules that are placed on the Australian cattle, sheep and goat producers, feedlots, red meat processors/exporters and livestock exporters
- Identify the quantum of time taken and cost for the above red meat sectors;
Analyse the relative competive advantage or disadvantage sustained by the Australian red meat sector as a result of these charges and regulations - Prioritise the various regulations/charges/rules for each sector in the red meat idnstury in terms of net cost impost/negative impacts.
