Agriculture, fisheries & forestryStatutory authority
Australian Dairy Produce Board
9 December 1935 – 1 July 1975
Previously Dairy Produce Control Board (1925–1935).
Statutory board that regulated the export and overseas marketing of Australian dairy produce and administered levy-funded promotion of dairy products.
Names over time
- Dairy Produce Control Board1925–1935
- Australian Dairy Produce Board1935–1975
How it came into existence
Took this name on 9 December 1935, when the Dairy Produce Export Control Act 1935 renamed and reconstituted the Dairy Produce Control Board.
Legislation: Dairy Produce Export Control Act 1924 (as amended in 1935)
Changes during its life
- 11 January 1956Moved to the new Department of Primary Industry when the Department of Commerce and Agriculture was abolished.
How it ended
Replaced on 1 July 1975 by the Australian Dairy Corporation, which took over its export control and marketing functions.
- Dairy export control
- Overseas marketing and promotion of dairy products
Main functions
- Control and licensing of dairy produce exports
- Negotiation of bulk overseas sales contracts
- Arranging shipping and insurance for dairy exports
- Promotion of dairy products in Australia and overseas
- Advice to the Government on the dairy export trade
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture.
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Sources
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