Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes the growth of the craft brewing sector in recent years as a generator of employment, tourism and exports in capital cities and regional communities;

(b) further notes that:

  (i) there is an inequity between how Commonwealth excise is calculated for small and large scale brewers which disadvantages the craft brewing sector,

  (ii) excise currently accounts for a disproportionate amount of the costs of production for small brewers and the calculation of excise imposes a significant burden on them, and

  (iii) this small business sector provides local employment and is an emerging tourism attraction; and

(c) urges:

  (i) the Australian Government to ensure policy settings which encourage the realisation of the potential of the craft brewing sector, and

  (ii) state and local governments to update their planning controls and development approval to facilitate the growth of the craft brewing sector.