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Public consultation on the Dairy Code of Conduct is closed.
How you had your say
We sought feedback from all stakeholders with an interest in the implementation of the Dairy Industry Code. Your feedback will help shape the future role and operation of the Code.
What you said
The department received 28 submissions. Ten of these submissions were confidential. Submissions were primarily provided through Have Your Say, with some submissions received via email.
The themes and key issues raised in the submissions include:
Milk Supply Agreements
Clarity of definitions, including sign-on payments and contract start dates
Provisions around non-exclusive MSAs, including milk volumes and capacity
Provisions around multi-year contracts
Options for MSA variations and for more flexible pricing arrangements
14-day cooling-off period
Price
Standardised metrics for milk prices
Flexible pricing models to enable access to hedging systems
Region-specific approaches to milk pricing
Compliance and enforcement
Penalties for non-compliance
Timeliness of enforcement activities
Cooperatives & collective bargaining groups
Definition of cooperative and collective bargaining groups and their obligations
Negotiations with collective bargaining groups
Publication
Publication of prices on or before 1 June
Publication of variations to an MSA
Re-issuing MSAs to producers for minor revisions
Dispute resolution
Multi-party dispute resolution, timeframes, and cost sharing
Mediator/arbitrator appointments
Compulsory arbitration
Other
Imbalance of power to negotiate contract conditions
Public consultation on the Dairy Code of Conduct is closed.
How you had your say
We sought feedback from all stakeholders with an interest in the implementation of the Dairy Industry Code. Your feedback will help shape the future role and operation of the Code.
What you said
The department received 28 submissions. Ten of these submissions were confidential. Submissions were primarily provided through Have Your Say, with some submissions received via email.
The themes and key issues raised in the submissions include:
Milk Supply Agreements
Clarity of definitions, including sign-on payments and contract start dates
Provisions around non-exclusive MSAs, including milk volumes and capacity
Provisions around multi-year contracts
Options for MSA variations and for more flexible pricing arrangements
14-day cooling-off period
Price
Standardised metrics for milk prices
Flexible pricing models to enable access to hedging systems
Region-specific approaches to milk pricing
Compliance and enforcement
Penalties for non-compliance
Timeliness of enforcement activities
Cooperatives & collective bargaining groups
Definition of cooperative and collective bargaining groups and their obligations
Negotiations with collective bargaining groups
Publication
Publication of prices on or before 1 June
Publication of variations to an MSA
Re-issuing MSAs to producers for minor revisions
Dispute resolution
Multi-party dispute resolution, timeframes, and cost sharing
Mediator/arbitrator appointments
Compulsory arbitration
Other
Imbalance of power to negotiate contract conditions