Sustainable Queensland Dairy Production (Fair Milk Price Logos) Bill 2016* (Qld)

An Act to provide for the establishment of logos for containers of fresh milk produced in particular regions and for which fair prices have been paid to dairy farmers, a mechanism for setting fair prices and offences for particular conduct in relation to the logos The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Queensland Dairy Production (Fair Milk Price Logos) Act 2016 .

2 Definitions Schedule 1 defines particular words used in this Act.

3 Objective of Act The main objective of this Act is to assist in preserving sustainable fresh milk production in Queensland by— (a) establishing a logo for containers of fresh milk produced in each Queensland dairy region to indicate to consumers— (i) the Queensland dairy region in which the milk was produced; and (ii) that a fair price has been paid to the dairy farmer who produced the milk; and (b) providing a mechanism for setting the fair price for each Queensland dairy region; and (c) creating offences for engaging in particular conduct in relation to the logos.

4 Fair milk price logo (1) There is to be a logo (a fair milk price logo) for each Queensland dairy region. (2) Subject to subsection (4), the design and wording of each fair milk price logo must be decided by the Minister and set out in a gazette notice. (3) In deciding the design and wording of the fair milk price logo for a Queensland dairy region, the Minister must consult with dairy farmers across the region, and organisations representing the interests of dairy farmers in the region, to decide the characteristics of the design and wording. (4) Each fair milk price logo must clearly identify the Queensland dairy region to which it relates.