Assessment of governments’ progress in implementing the National Competition Policy and related reforms: 2005 New South Wales rice marketing
On Wednesday 16 November 2005 the New South Wales Parliament passed legislation amending the Marketing of Primary Products Act 1983 to allow, from 1 July 2006, competition in the domestic marketing of rice grown in New South Wales. The legislation was assented to on 24 November 2005. New South Wales has now met its National Competition Policy obligations in relation to rice marketing. Accordingly it has satisfied the conditions for the release of all suspended 2004–05 competition payments and payment in full of the 2005–06 competition payments. Refer: Overview and Recommendations (pp. xxi-xxv) and chapter 11—New South Wales (pp. 11.3-11.9).