Australian Canned Fruits Board
1938 – 1979
Previously Canned Fruits Control Board (1926–1938).
Statutory board that controlled the export and overseas marketing of Australian canned deciduous fruits, chiefly peaches, pears and apricots, licensing exporters and regulating shipments and sales.
Names over time
- Canned Fruits Control Board1926–1938
- Australian Canned Fruits Board1938–1979
How it came into existence
Took this name in 1938, when an Act amending the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926 renamed the Canned Fruits Control Board, constituted in 1926 with members representing canners, growers and the Commonwealth Government, as the Australian Canned Fruits Board and carried over its members.
Legislation: Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926 (as amended in 1938)
How it ended
Replaced in 1979 by the Australian Canned Fruits Corporation, established under the Canned Fruits Marketing Act 1979 to take over the marketing of canned fruits, including purchases, sales, minimum prices and quotas; the exact changeover date is not confirmed.
- Control of canned fruit exports
- Overseas promotion of canned fruits
The earlier canned fruits export marketing Acts were repealed from 1 January 1980; the exact changeover date for the board is not confirmed.
Main functions
- Licensing of canned fruit exporters
- Control of the export, shipment and sale of canned fruits
- Overseas promotion of Australian canned fruits
- Administration of export charges
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Primary Industry.
Lineage
Loading lineage…
Sources
Primary sources
Government records and websites
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.