House of Representatives Agriculture and Industry Committee Inquiry into Australia’s anti-circumve…
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the House of Representatives Agriculture and Industry Committee (Committee) Inquiry into Australia’s anti-circumvention framework in relation to antidumping measures (Inquiry). Wood and paper products are internationally traded commodities. Australian wood and paper product manufacturers face significant international competition, and incidences of competition […]
Carbon Farming Initiative Review
AFPA has had a long history of stakeholder engagement on the development of domestic climate policy schemes, as well as on international climate change negotiations and related policy measures. This submission builds on the earlier AFPA submissions to the Department of Environment on the development of the Emissions Reduction Fund including on the Terms of […]
Submission – Statutory review of the Water Act 2007
AFPA has had a long history of stakeholder engagement in the development of water policy, including the development of the Water Act and Murray-Darling Basin Plan, the National Water Initiative and the associated legislation and regulations being developed by state governments. In general, AFPA supports the aims of the Water Act and the Murray-Darling Basin […]
Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Bill 2014
This submission complements previous submissions by AFPA to the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee on the Carbon Farming Initiative, as well as more recent submissions to the Department of Environment on the development of the Emissions Reduction Fund including on the Terms of Reference and Green Paper, and submission to the Australian Government on the 19 […]
Submission to the ‘Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport (RRAT) In…
AFPA members include native forest managers, plantation growers, and wood and paper product manufacturers. These industries use relatively small amounts of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals when compared with other larger agricultural sectors. However, chemical use is critical to maintaining and improving the industry’s productivity and competitiveness to meet Australia’s wood fibre and product needs […]
Submission on the Agricultural Competitiveness Issues Paper
The forest, wood and paper products industry is one of Australia’s largest manufacturing industries with an annual turnover of $21 billion. It contributes around 0.6 per cent to Australia’s gross domestic product and 6.7 per cent of manufacturing output. In 2011-12, approximately 77, 300 people are directly employed in the industry, including 15,000 people in […]
Submission to The House of Representatives Environment Committee Inquiry into streamlining environme…
AFPA members are directly involved in growing and managing commercial forests as well as processing wood and fibre resources for products such as sawntimber, engineered wood products, pulp and paper and woodchips for further value adding. The forest and forest products industry has considerable experience in complying with environmental planning and regulatory requirements for sustainable […]
Submission on the Exposure Draft Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Removi…
AFPA members include native forest managers, plantation growers, and wood and paper product manufacturers. These industries use relatively small amounts of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals when compared with other larger agricultural sectors. However, chemical use is critical to maintaining and improving the industry’s productivity and competitiveness to meet Australia’s wood fibre and product needs […]
Submission on the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) Green Paper
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) Green Paper and provides this executive summary to complement its detailed submission. AFPA is the peak national body for Australia’s forest, wood and paper products industry. AFPA has had a long history of stakeholder engagement on the […]
Submission for the Inquiry into the Development of Northern Australia
Submission for the Inquiry into the Development of Northern Australia