Australian food regulations public consultation process: Teaching postgraduate dietetics students to participate

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 102-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Somerset
Keyword(s):  
Public Consultation ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Food Regulations

scholarly journals Social media and sentiment in bioenergy consultation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Uren ◽  
Daniel Wright ◽  
James Scott ◽  
Yulan He ◽  
Hassan Saif
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Sentiment Analysis ◽  
Opinion Mining ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk

Purpose – This paper aims to address the following challenge: the push to widen participation in public consultation suggests social media as an additional mechanism through which to engage the public. Bioenergy companies need to build their capacity to communicate in these new media and to monitor the attitudes of the public and opposition organizations towards energy development projects. Design/methodology/approach – This short paper outlines the planning issues bioenergy developments face and the main methods of communication used in the public consultation process in the UK. The potential role of social media in communication with stakeholders is identified. The capacity of sentiment analysis to mine opinions from social media is summarised and illustrated using a sample of tweets containing the term “bioenergy”. Findings – Social media have the potential to improve information flows between stakeholders and developers. Sentiment analysis is a viable methodology, which bioenergy companies should be using to measure public opinion in the consultation process. Preliminary analysis shows promising results. Research limitations/implications – Analysis is preliminary and based on a small dataset. It is intended only to illustrate the potential of sentiment analysis and not to draw general conclusions about the bioenergy sector. Social implications – Social media have the potential to open access to the consultation process and help bioenergy companies to make use of waste for energy developments. Originality/value – Opinion mining, though established in marketing and political analysis, is not yet systematically applied as a planning consultation tool. This is a missed opportunity.

scholarly journals Analysis of submissions to the EU’s public consultation on tobacco traceability and security features

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Gallagher ◽  
K A Evans-Reeves ◽  
A B Gilmore ◽  
A Joshi
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
Illicit Trade ◽  
Lobbying Effort ◽  
T System

Abstract Background The Illicit Trade Protocol (ITP) requires all Parties to establish a tobacco track and trace (T&T) system. In 2016, the European Commission held a public consultation on T&T implementation in which interested parties were asked to respond online to 22 multiple-choice questions and were given additional opportunities to leave comments if desired. In May 2019, the EU's T&T system became operational. This paper explores tobacco industry influence over and policy positions within the consultation process. Methods The Illicit Trade Protocol (ITP) requires all Parties to establish a tobacco track and trace (T&T) system. In 2016, the European Commission held a public consultation on T&T implementation in which interested parties were asked to respond online to 22 multiple-choice questions and were given additional opportunities to leave comments if desired. In May 2019, the EU's T&T system became operational. This paper explores tobacco industry influence over and policy positions within the consultation process. Results Of the 197 consultation responses analysed, 131 (66.4%) had financial links to the tobacco industry. 89 respondents were trade associations, 74 of which were financially linked (33 had TTC members). 29 (22.1%) of the financially-linked respondents were not transparent about their links. There was a clear divide in the policy preferences of respondents with and without a financial link. Collectively, respondents with a financial link supported an industry-operated solution. Conclusions There was an extensive lobbying effort by the tobacco industry over the EU's T&T system, with TTCs' interests being represented repeatedly through multiple trade associations. The transparency requirements regarding consultation respondents' affiliations with relevant stakeholders (such as tobacco manufacturers) should be improved for future tobacco-related consultations. Key messages There was an extensive lobbying effort on the part of the tobacco industry Several respondents with financial links to the tobacco industry did not disclose these. Collectively, respondents with a financial link to the tobacco industry supported an industry-operated solution which would not have met the requirements of the ITP.

scholarly journals Applying for development consent during lockdown: The Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Catherine Ann Caine
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power Station ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Power Station ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Uk

The UK is currently facing unprecedented times as Covid-19 has forced the country into lockdown. However, the recent development consent application from EDF Energy for the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station provides an opportunity for the planning sector to begin to return to normal. This opinion considers whether it is possible to achieve full public consultation on the Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station application, given the current circumstances that the UK faces due to Covid-19. It is argued that the Planning Inspectorate has not currently taken sufficient action to ensure that members of the public who do not have internet access and those who require library access to make representations are not left out of the process. It is also argued that businesses and non-governmental organisations may also struggle to make representations at a time when they are suffering from limited resources. In conclusion, it is essential that the Planning Inspectorate takes immediate action to ensure that the public consultation process is preserved for applications of this kind while Covid-19 restrictions are in place.

Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency, revised April 2007

Policy Papers ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Consultation ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Fiscal Transparency ◽  
Public Availability ◽  
The Imf

The IMF has revised its Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency, following a public consultation process. Nine new practices have been added to the Code and many existing practices have been broadened in scope. The four pillars of the original Code remain unchanged: clarity of roles and responsibilities, open budget processes, public availability of information and assurances of integrity. The revised Code will be used in IMF surveillance and in voluntary assessments of fiscal transparency in member countries under the standards and codes initiative. Two associated documents - the Manual on Fiscal Transparency (2007) and the Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency (2007) - provide supporting in-depth coverage of good practices.

scholarly journals Intellectual property and access to medicines: mapping public attitudes toward pharmaceuticals during the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) negotiation process

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna S. Y. Wong ◽  
Clarke B. Cole ◽  
Jillian C. Kohler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Access To Medicines ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Trade Negotiation ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
United States Mexico

Abstract Background Transparency and accountability are essential components at all stages of the trade negotiation process. This study evaluates the extent to which these principles were upheld in the United States’ public consultation process during the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), with respect to public comments about the pharmaceutical sector and access to medicines. Results The public consultation process occurred before the start of official negotiations and was overseen by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). It included both written comments and oral testimony about US trade negotiation objectives. Of the written comments that specifically discussed issues relating to pharmaceuticals, the majority were submitted by private individuals, members of the pharmaceutical industry, and civil society organizations. Nearly all comments submitted by non-industry groups indicated that access to medicines was a priority issue in the renegotiated agreement, with specific reference to price affordability. By contrast, more than 50% of submissions received from members or affiliates of the pharmaceutical industry advocated for strengthened pharmaceutical intellectual property rights, greater regulatory data protections, or both. This study reveals mixed outcomes with respect to the level of transparency achieved in the US trade negotiation process. Though input from the public at-large was actively solicited, the extent to which these comments were considered in the content of the final agreement is unclear. A preliminary comparison of the analyzed comments with the USTR’s final negotiating objectives and the final text of the USMCA shows that several provisions that were advanced exclusively by the pharmaceutical industry and ultimately adopted in the final agreement were opposed by the majority of non-industry stakeholders. Conclusions Negotiators could increase public transparency when choosing to advance one competing trade objective over another by actively providing the public with clear rationales for their negotiation positions, as well as details on how public comments are taken into account to form these rationales. Without greater clarity on these aspects, the public consultation process risks appearing to serve as a cursory government mechanism, lacking in accountability and undermining public trust in both the trade negotiation process and its outcomes.

scholarly journals Questions unanswered, stories untold: Reviewing the New Zealand Government’s response to Foreign Charter Vessel Allegations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Jordan Carnaby King
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Export Sector ◽  
Fishing Vessels ◽  
Inquiry Process

<p>The seafood industry is New Zealand's fifth largest export sector by value and a major contributor to the nation's economy. However, for decades a sizeable portion of annual total industry catch within the Exclusive Economic Zone has been caught by overseas flagged vessels (‘Foreign Charter Fishing Vessels’ or ‘FCVs’) crewed by foreign guestworkers on contract to New Zealand based fishing quota holders. Concerns relating to guestworker welfare, working conditions aboard vessels, and regulatory compliance have characterised their controversial presence in New Zealand waters.  In July 2011 the New Zealand Ministers for Labour and Primary Industries jointly announced the establishment of a Ministerial Inquiry to consider the use and operation of FCVs in New Zealand’s waters following the emergence of reports of widespread exploitation of guestworkers aboard vessels. In August 2011 a high profile report by University of Auckland researchers detailed allegations raised by groups of FCV guestworkers who claimed they had been the victims of sustained physical, sexual, and emotional abuse at sea. The implication is that many guestworkers had been 'trafficked' into the industry to labour for little or no remuneration.   The terms of reference for the Ministerial Inquiry directed the Inquiry Panel to review the use of FCVs against the Government’s articulated priorities for the industry. These priorities were to ‘protect New Zealand’s international reputation and trade access’; ‘maximise economic return to New Zealand from fisheries resources’; and to ‘ensure acceptable and equitable labour standards are applied on vessels operating in New Zealand’s fisheries waters’.   This thesis applies critical discourse analysis methodology to analyse the establishment of the Ministerial Inquiry, the Inquiry’s public consultation process, and the public policy recommendations contained in its final report to Government in order to examine how the experiences and allegations of guestworkers were framed, ordered, and considered throughout the Inquiry process. The research findings suggest that the Inquiry process has marginalised guestworker perspectives and that this has implications for the pursuit of social justice. As such the thesis contributes to an emerging academic literature on the experiences of guestworkers in the New Zealand fishing industry and the ways in which allegations of exploitation and mistreatment have been viewed and responded to by the New Zealand authorities.</p>

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1967—REWRITE AND BEYOND

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 533 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Barrymore
Keyword(s):  
Review Process ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Offshore Petroleum

In 2005 the Australian Government introduced into Parliament the long awaited Offshore Petroleum Bill (Bill). Often referred to as the rewrite of the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 (Act), the Bill essentially is a redraft of the Act in a bid to improve readability and clarity. A number of policy changes have been made, albeit most are minor.The public consultation process undertaken as part of the rewrite of the Act saw a number of other issues raised. As these were beyond the ambit of the rewrite—that is, to improve readability and clarity of the Act—these issues were temporarily parked until the completion of the rewrite process.Government will now proceed with a process of review and consultation with industry on these parked issues. In a number of areas divergent views of Government and industry can be expected.It is not clear the extent to which industry in general and APPEA in particular and its members will actively support the review process or whether inertia will prevail, without substantive progress. Reform has the potential to significantly change and enhance the offshore regime from what it is today. While it is early days, questions remain as to whether the process will produce significant changes in an acceptable timeframe.

Has widening participation in decision-making influenced water policy in the UK?

Water Policy ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Page
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Widening Participation ◽  
Water Services ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

This paper addresses public participation in debates over service quality in the water sector in England and Wales. It is argued that just at the moment when the British Government claims to be interested in getting stakeholders to participate in policy debates there are important questions arising about the future of the UK water industry in relation to commercial restructuring and increasing competition. The paper looks at two strategies for fostering public participation. First, it analyzes the structures established in 1989 and reformed in 2002 to represent consumers within the regulatory framework. It is argued that, as the institutions of consumer regulation have evolved, they have adopted fairly traditional strategies for influencing the Government's policy decisions that do not really accord to current theoretical models of stakeholder participation. Second, it analyzes the public consultation exercises run by the Water Services Regulator Ofwat (The Office of Water Services). The conclusions are based on a study of 35 recent consultation exercises carried out by Ofwat. The study analyzed 1250 responses to see which stakeholders were participating in consultation and then used questionnaires to identify how they perceived the consultation process. Most stakeholders were skeptical about the impact of consultation on Ofwat policy. Instead they regarded consultation as one strategy amongst the many which they used to try and steer policy in their own interest.

Covering the Mummies at the Manchester Museum: A Discussion of Authority, Authorship, and Agendas in the Human Remains Debate

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Exell
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Scientific Practice ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Formed Part ◽  
Subject Specialist

From 2006 to 2009, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, UK, was one of the leading institutions promoting the debate surrounding the ethics of preserving and displaying the dead in museums. The discussion in this chapter analyses the activities of Manchester Museum in relation to human remains within the context of a critical assessment of recent developments in museum practice and the continuing cultural significance of the museum. In particular, the discussion will pay particular attention to the omission of any acknowledgement of the individuals responsible for exhibitions and related events, i.e. the authors of its public discourse. Two case studies will be used to illustrate the discussion: the exhibition, Lindow Man: A Bog Body Mystery (2008–9), and the incident of the ‘covering the mummies’ in April 2008 where three of the twelve Egyptian embalmed bodies on display were fully covered, resulting in a public outcry (Jenkins 2011a; Exell 2013a). Both the exhibition and the ‘covering the mummies’ formed part of a series of high-profile activities related to human remains that took place at Manchester Museum at this time. At the time, I was in post as Curator of Egyptology, and this discussion also illustrates the changing role of subject-specialist curators in relation to exhibition production and other aspects of a museum’s public communications (see Farrar 2004). … ‘There are, as far as we know, no a priori reasons for supposing that scientists’ scientific practice is any more rational than that of outsiders.’ (Latour and Woolgar 1986: 29) ‘Another word for “local knowledges” is prejudice.’ (Sokal 2008: 108)… Working on the public consultation process during the period 2008–10 for the new archaeology and ancient Egypt galleries at Manchester Museum, opened as the Ancient Worlds galleries in October 2012, the general lack of understanding of the exhibition and gallery development process amongst museum visitors became evident. From discussions with participants in the various consultation events (Exell and Lord 2008; Exell 2013a,b), it emerged that people in the institution either regarded the decision-making process as being the sole responsibility of the most relevant subject-specialist curator, or somehow the result of a monolithic and neutral institutional mind (Arnold 1998: 191).

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