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| Weier, Annette; Loke, Paul. |
| The Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper, "Precaution and the Precautionary Principle: two Australian case studies" by Annette Weier and Paul Loke, was released in September 2007. The Precautionary Principle was conceived as a response to the inherent difficulties faced by decision makers confronted with uncertain potential outcomes. Its purpose is to remove uncertainty as an obstacle to addressing potential environmental and health hazards. However, much confusion surrounds the Principle and its role in decision making under uncertainty. This paper examines two Australian case studies where precaution has been an important element in decision making - fisheries management and licensing of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It considers three... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Productivity Analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8021 |
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| Hughes, Phil; Schuele, Michael; Weier, Annette. |
| Aquaculture production in Australia is subject to an unnecessarily complex array of legislation and agencies - covering environmental protection, land use planning, marine and coastal management, land tenure, and quarantine and translocation. Unwarranted, or poorly developed and implemented, arrangements can impose unnecessary costs on producers, consumers and the community, affect competitiveness, and adversely affect management of the environment. This paper assess environmental regulatory arrangements for aquaculture, identifies potential constraints on the aquaculture industry, and opportunities for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental regulatory arrangements. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Aquaculture; Regulatory arrangements; Environmental management; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59367 |
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