Australian Hide and Leather Industries Board
November 1939 – December 1948
Second World War Commonwealth board that took over and appraised the hides produced in Australia and sold them to tanners at controlled prices, as part of the wartime control of leather prices.
How it came into existence
Set up in November 1939 under the National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations made under the National Security Act 1939, after leather prices had been fixed at the outbreak of war. It sat in the Commerce portfolio, was chaired by J. F. Murphy, and had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: National Security Act 1939 (National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations)
Changes during its life
- 22 December 1942Moved from the Department of Commerce to the new Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
How it ended
The Commonwealth regulations under which it operated ran until the end of 1948; after that the board’s work was carried on under complementary state Hide and Leather Industries Acts of 1948 rather than Commonwealth law.
Main functions
- Acquisition and appraisal of hides
- Sale of hides to tanners at controlled prices
- Administration of the wartime hide and leather control scheme
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Sources
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