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1. Background -- 1.1. Historical context: summary of developments -- 1.2. Revised structure 1995 -- 1.3. Ministerial Task Force and Steering Committee -- 1.4. Comment on meat structural developments -- 2. Current industry framework -- 2.1. Meat industry statutory bodies -- 2.1.1. The Meat Industry C...

3.3. Industry structure -- 3.3.1. Farm level -- 3.4. Extent of inter-product linkages -- 3.4.1. processor level -- 3.4.2. Market level -- 3.5. Comparison of international meat industry structures -- 3.5.1. Farm level -- 3.5.2. Feedlot level -- 3.5.3. Processor level -- 3.5.4. Market level -- 3.6. Co...

3.7.10 -- Industry profitability -- 3.7.11. Livestock exports -- 3.7.12. Increased competitor pressure -- 3.8. Beef industry overview -- 3.8.1. Key beef industry opportunities -- 3.8.2. Beef industry problems to be addressed -- 3.8.3. Unlocking beef industry growth potential -- 3.9. Sheepmeat indust...

4.1.7. Management efficiency -- 4.1.8. 'Corporate culture and style' -- 4.1.9. Proposals -- 4.2. The Meat Research Corporation (MRC) -- 4.2.1. Function -- 4.2.2. Profile of expenditure -- 4.2.3. Species 'equity' -- 4.2.4. Program management -- 4.2.5. R&D effectiveness -- 4.2.6. MRC business activiti...

5.7.3. Opportunities -- 6. Future organisational structures -- 6.1. The foundation stones of an effective organisational structure -- 6.1.1. Industry ownership -- 6.1.2. Willing partnerships -- 6.1.3. Industry associations -- 6.2. Existing core functions for collective action -- 6.3. Existing non-co...

7.2.3. Option (iii): product-specific corporations, beef/sheepmeat, species split -- 7.2.4. Option (iv): sector-specific corporation(s) based on producer levies only (with or without species and/or sectoral split) -- 7.2.5. Option (v): privatisation without levies of non-regulatory functions (other...

7.4.3. Livestock exports -- 8. Regulation: reducing the burden of industry -- 8.1. Regulatory costs -- 8.2. Profile of current regulatory agencies -- 8.3. Options for reducing regulatory impact -- 8.3.1. Mirror legislation/regulation model -- 8.3.2. Cooperative model -- 8.3.3. National model -- 8.4....

9.3.1. The role of government -- 9.3.2. Industry and government -- 9.3.3. Background to recommendations -- 9.3.4. Safety and hygiene -- 9.3.5. Research and development -- 9.3.6. Adjustment to facilitate market process -- 9.3.7. Training and education -- 9.3.8. Market access -- 9.4. Competition polic...