Australian Dairy Corporation
ADC
1 July 1975 – 1 July 2003
Statutory authority that controlled dairy exports, administered market support arrangements for the dairy industry and promoted Australian dairy products at home and overseas.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 1975 by Commonwealth dairy produce legislation (later consolidated in the Dairy Produce Act 1986), replacing the Australian Dairy Produce Board and taking over its export control and marketing functions.
- Dairy export control
- Overseas marketing and promotion of dairy products
Legislation: Dairy Produce Act 1986
Changes during its life
- 1986The Dairy Produce Act 1986 became its enabling Act and introduced new market support arrangements for the dairy industry.
- 1 July 2000Domestic market support arrangements ended with the deregulation of the dairy industry.
How it ended
Abolished on 1 July 2003 under the Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003: its marketing, promotion and industry service functions, with those of the Dairy Research and Development Corporation, passed to the industry-owned company Dairy Australia Limited, and residual export control functions to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
- Residual dairy export control and export quota administration
Main functions
- Control and licensing of dairy exports
- Administration of dairy market support arrangements
- Promotion of dairy products in Australia and overseas
- Market intelligence and international market development
- Allocation of dairy export quotas in restricted markets
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
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