Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
Act No. 161 of 1980 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 21 December 2010 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 148 of 2010
The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Part I—Preliminary 1 1 Short title [see Note 1].......................................................................1 2 Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................1 3 Objects...............................................................................................1 4 Interpretation.....................................................................................1 4A Extension to external Territories .....................................................10 4B Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................10 5A Declared winemakers organisations ................................................10 5B Declared wine grape growers organisation......................................10 5C Meaning of description and presentation........................................10 5D Where wine or grape extract originates...........................................11
Part II—Wine Australia Corporation 12 6 Establishment of Corporation..........................................................12 7 Functions of Corporation.................................................................12 8 Powers of Corporation.....................................................................12 10 Power to enter into arrangements etc...............................................16 11 Committees......................................................................................16
Part III—Constitution and meetings of the Corporation 17 12 Nature of Corporation......................................................................17 13 Membership of Corporation ............................................................17 14 Term of office of members..............................................................18 15 Deputy Chairperson.........................................................................18 16 Leave ofabsence.............................................................................19 17 Resignationof members..................................................................19 20 Termination of appointments...........................................................19 21 Disclosure of interests by members of Corporation.........................20 22 Meetings of Corporation..................................................................20
Part IVA—Wine Australia Corporation Selection Committee 22 29AA Interpretation...................................................................................22 29A Establishment of Committee............................................................22 29B Functions of Committee ..................................................................22 29C Powers of Committee......................................................................22 29D Minister may request nominations...................................................22 29E Selection of persons by Committee.................................................23 29F Nomination......................................................................................23 29G Minister may reject nominations.....................................................24 29H Membership of Committee..............................................................24 29J Acting Presiding Member................................................................25 29K Casual vacancy................................................................................26
29L Remuneration and allowances of members of Committee...............26 29M Leave ofabsence.............................................................................26 29N Resignation......................................................................................26 29P Termination of appointment of members of Committee..................27 29Q Disclosure of interestsby members of Committee..........................27 29R Meetingsof Committee...................................................................28 29S Resolutions without meetings..........................................................29 29T Staff and consultants........................................................................29 29TA Annual report...................................................................................29
Part IVB—Annual general meeting of the industry 31 29U Interpretation...................................................................................31 29V List of producers..............................................................................31 29W Corporation to convene annual general meeting..............................32 29X Purpose of annual general meeting..................................................32 29Y Conduct of annual general meeting.................................................33 29ZA Minister to be notified of resolutions...............................................33
Part V—Staff 34 30 Employees.......................................................................................34
Part VA—Operation of Corporation 35
Division 1—Corporate plans 35 31 Corporation to develop corporate plans...........................................35 31A Agreement to corporate plans..........................................................35 31B Variation of corporateplans byCorporation...................................36 31C Variations of corporate plans at request of Minister........................37 31D Date of effect of variations..............................................................37 31E Notice of variation of corporate plans .............................................37
Division 2—Annual operational plans 38 31F Corporation to develop annual operational plans ............................38 31G Agreement to annual operational plans ...........................................38 31H Variation of annual operational plans..............................................39 31J Notice of variation of annual operational plan.................................39
Division 3—Directions 40 31K Directions to Corporation and Geographical Indications Committee .......................................................................................40
Part VI—Finance 42 31L Corporation’s component of wine grapes levy................................42 32 Payments to Corporation.................................................................42 33 PaymentsbyCorporation to Commonwealth..................................43 34 Borrowing........................................................................................44 34A Corporation may give security.........................................................45
34B Borrowings not otherwise permitted................................................45 35 Application of money of Corporation..............................................45 38 Extra matters tobe included in annual report..................................46 39 Liability to taxation .........................................................................46
Part VIA—Label integrity program 48
Division 1—Preliminary 48 39A Object of Part...................................................................................48 39B Operationof Part.............................................................................48 39C Persons to whom this Part applies...................................................49
Division 2—Records relating to label claims 50 39F Obligation to keep records...............................................................50 39G When certain details are not required to be kept..............................51 39H Details required under section 39F..................................................52 39J Offences relating to record-keeping requirements...........................53 39K Offences relating to requirement to provide and keep a copy
of a record in relation to the supply of wine goods..........................54 39L Time for bringing prosecutions .......................................................55 39M Single wines and blends etc.............................................................55 39ZAA Corporation may require records.....................................................56 39ZAB Failure to comply with section 39ZAA notice.................................56 39ZAC Corporationmay retain records.......................................................56
Division 3—Inspection 58 39ZA Appointment of inspectors...............................................................58 39ZB Identity cards...................................................................................58 39ZC Monitoring powers of inspectors—exercised with consent.............59 39ZD Monitoring warrants........................................................................59 39ZE Offence powers of inspectors—exercised with consent ..................60 39ZF Offence related warrants..................................................................60 39ZG Discoveryof evidence.....................................................................61 39ZH Power to require persons to answer questions and produce
documents........................................................................................62
Act No. 161 of 1980 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 21 December 2010 taking into account amendments up to Act No. 148 of 2010
The text of any of those amendments not in force on that date is appended in the Notes section
The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Part I—Preliminary 1 1 Short title [see Note 1].......................................................................1 2 Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................1 3 Objects...............................................................................................1 4 Interpretation.....................................................................................1 4A Extension to external Territories .....................................................10 4B Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................10 5A Declared winemakers organisations ................................................10 5B Declared wine grape growers organisation......................................10 5C Meaning of description and presentation........................................10 5D Where wine or grape extract originates...........................................11
Part II—Wine Australia Corporation 12 6 Establishment of Corporation..........................................................12 7 Functions of Corporation.................................................................12 8 Powers of Corporation.....................................................................12 10 Power to enter into arrangements etc...............................................16 11 Committees......................................................................................16
Part III—Constitution and meetings of the Corporation 17 12 Nature of Corporation......................................................................17 13 Membership of Corporation ............................................................17 14 Term of office of members..............................................................18 15 Deputy Chairperson.........................................................................18 16 Leave ofabsence.............................................................................19 17 Resignationof members..................................................................19 20 Termination of appointments...........................................................19 21 Disclosure of interests by members of Corporation.........................20 22 Meetings of Corporation..................................................................20
Part IVA—Wine Australia Corporation Selection Committee 22 29AA Interpretation...................................................................................22 29A Establishment of Committee............................................................22 29B Functions of Committee ..................................................................22 29C Powers of Committee......................................................................22 29D Minister may request nominations...................................................22 29E Selection of persons by Committee.................................................23 29F Nomination......................................................................................23 29G Minister may reject nominations.....................................................24 29H Membership of Committee..............................................................24 29J Acting Presiding Member................................................................25 29K Casual vacancy................................................................................26
29L Remuneration and allowances of members of Committee...............26 29M Leave ofabsence.............................................................................26 29N Resignation......................................................................................26 29P Termination of appointment of members of Committee..................27 29Q Disclosure of interestsby members of Committee..........................27 29R Meetingsof Committee...................................................................28 29S Resolutions without meetings..........................................................29 29T Staff and consultants........................................................................29 29TA Annual report...................................................................................29
Part IVB—Annual general meeting of the industry 31 29U Interpretation...................................................................................31 29V List of producers..............................................................................31 29W Corporation to convene annual general meeting..............................32 29X Purpose of annual general meeting..................................................32 29Y Conduct of annual general meeting.................................................33 29ZA Minister to be notified of resolutions...............................................33
Part V—Staff 34 30 Employees.......................................................................................34
Part VA—Operation of Corporation 35
Division 1—Corporate plans 35 31 Corporation to develop corporate plans...........................................35 31A Agreement to corporate plans..........................................................35 31B Variation of corporateplans byCorporation...................................36 31C Variations of corporate plans at request of Minister........................37 31D Date of effect of variations..............................................................37 31E Notice of variation of corporate plans .............................................37
Division 2—Annual operational plans 38 31F Corporation to develop annual operational plans ............................38 31G Agreement to annual operational plans ...........................................38 31H Variation of annual operational plans..............................................39 31J Notice of variation of annual operational plan.................................39
Division 3—Directions 40 31K Directions to Corporation and Geographical Indications Committee .......................................................................................40
Part VI—Finance 42 31L Corporation’s component of wine grapes levy................................42 32 Payments to Corporation.................................................................42 33 PaymentsbyCorporation to Commonwealth..................................43 34 Borrowing........................................................................................44 34A Corporation may give security.........................................................45
34B Borrowings not otherwise permitted................................................45 35 Application of money of Corporation..............................................45 38 Extra matters tobe included in annual report..................................46 39 Liability to taxation .........................................................................46
Part VIA—Label integrity program 48
Division 1—Preliminary 48 39A Object of Part...................................................................................48 39B Operationof Part.............................................................................48 39C Persons to whom this Part applies...................................................49
Division 2—Records relating to label claims 50 39F Obligation to keep records...............................................................50 39G When certain details are not required to be kept..............................51 39H Details required under section 39F..................................................52 39J Offences relating to record-keeping requirements...........................53 39K Offences relating to requirement to provide and keep a copy
of a record in relation to the supply of wine goods..........................54 39L Time for bringing prosecutions .......................................................55 39M Single wines and blends etc.............................................................55 39ZAA Corporation may require records.....................................................56 39ZAB Failure to comply with section 39ZAA notice.................................56 39ZAC Corporationmay retain records.......................................................56
Division 3—Inspection 58 39ZA Appointment of inspectors...............................................................58 39ZB Identity cards...................................................................................58 39ZC Monitoring powers of inspectors—exercised with consent.............59 39ZD Monitoring warrants........................................................................59 39ZE Offence powers of inspectors—exercised with consent ..................60 39ZF Offence related warrants..................................................................60 39ZG Discoveryof evidence.....................................................................61 39ZH Power to require persons to answer questions and produce
documents........................................................................................62
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