Australian Canned Fruits Corporation
1979 – December 1988
Statutory marketing corporation for Australian canned deciduous fruits, chiefly peaches, pears and apricots, which bought and sold canned fruit, set minimum prices and administered quotas, and controlled and promoted exports.
How it came into existence
Established under the Canned Fruits Marketing Act 1979 (No. 160 of 1979, assented to on 29 November 1979), replacing the Australian Canned Fruits Board. Section 56 of the Act repealed the earlier canned fruits export legislation, including the Canned Fruits Export Charges Act 1929 and the Canned Fruits Export Marketing Act 1968, with effect from 1 January 1980, and the corporation took over the board’s export control and promotion role. The exact date the corporation was constituted has not been 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The earlier canned fruits export marketing Acts were repealed from 1 January 1980; the exact changeover date for the board is not confirmed.
Legislation: Canned Fruits Marketing Act 1979
Changes during its life
- 1982The Canned Fruits Marketing Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 1982 amended the Canned Fruits Marketing Act 1979, abolishing the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee and vesting its assets in the corporation.
- 24 July 1987Moved from the Department of Primary Industry to the new Department of Primary Industries and Energy.
How it ended
Reported to have ceased operating in December 1988, when the statutory marketing arrangements under the Canned Fruits Marketing Act 1979 ended. The exact date and the instrument that repealed the Act have not been confirmed, and no successor body has been identified.
Main functions
- Purchase and sale of canned deciduous fruits
- Setting of minimum prices
- Administration of canned fruit quotas
- Control of canned fruit exports
- Promotion of Australian canned fruits
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Primary Industries and Energy.
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Sources
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