Rural and Regional Committee

Inquiry into the Opportunities for Increasing Exports of Goods and Services from Regional Victoria

Completed

This inquiry was completed in the 57th parliament.

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Terms of reference

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To the Rural and Regional Committee — for inquiry, consideration and report no later than 4 September 2014 on the opportunities for increasing exports of goods and services from regional Victoria, and the Committee is asked to do this through an examination of:

(a) the identification and volume of Victorian agricultural, resource, manufacturing and service industry exports to overseas markets originating in regional Victoria;
(b) regional Victoria’s competitive advantages in meeting the demands of world markets;
(c) innovative approaches to exporting and lessons to be shared from successful exporters;
(d) impediments and barriers creating difficulties for regional exporters; and
(e) the current and future roles of government in supporting regional businesses in their export endeavors