The submission calls upon the panel process to consider the fact that agriculture requires “a clear and transparent definition of social license to work with in future, to deliver real certainty and grow business confidence, with clearly defined meanings on key matters eg; who the actual licensing body/agent is; the communities impacted by the licence; what the actual offences are and committed by whom; standards of evidence to guide the agent’s decisions; and the steps needed to remedy issues and address so called ‘community concern’ (ie animal welfare improvements), and maintain trust,…
