Future export rights to regulated dairy quota markets
Amendment to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act
Parliament has now passed amendments to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001. These amendments provide for a new allocation system for export licences to certain designated dairy quota markets. Under this system, entities that collect at least 0.1 percent of national milksolids collected from farmers are eligible for a pro rata share of the quota export licences being re-allocated in any year.
Questions and answers about the new system for allocating export licences, about how to participate and about transferring export licences
Making an application
To be able to participate in an allocation round you must submit a statutory declaration about the volume of milksolids you have collected from farmers.
View required text for statutory declaration
Send your statutory declaration of milksolids data, both electronically and in hard copy to:
and
Attention: Megan Willcox
Dairy Quota Allocation and Transfers
MAF Policy
PO Box 2526
Wellington
About the review
Regulated dairy markets were established when the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 was enacted. They operate where importing countries have country-specific tariff quotas for New Zealand product. The initial exclusive allocations of rights to New Zealand Dairy Board (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fonterra) will expire progressively between 2007 and 2010.
In February and March 2007, MAF consulted industry on a proposed framework for reallocating export rights.
Read the proposed framework (issued for consultation in February 2007)
Read the Minister's press release announcing consultation (February 2007)
Read the draft regulations governing transfers of export licences (issued for industry consultation in October 2007)
In May 2007, Cabinet considered feedback from industry stakeholders and decided on the policy framework to be contained in an Amendment Bill to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001.
Read a summary of Cabinet's policy decisions (May 2007)
The Government introduced the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Bill (no. 2) to Parliament on 14 August 2007. The Primary Production Select Committee then considered the Bill and reported back to Parliament on 31 October 2007.
Read a copy of the Bill, as reported back by the Select Committee
Contact for enquiries:
Megan Willcox
MAF Policy
PO Box 2526
Wellington
