Agriculture, fisheries & forestryStatutory authority
Australian Meat Board
2 January 1936 – December 1977
Statutory board that controlled the export of Australian meat, licensing exporters, regulating shipments and promoting Australian meat in overseas markets.
How it came into existence
Constituted on 2 January 1936 under the Meat Export Control Act 1935 to bring orderly marketing to the meat export trade. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Meat Export Control Act 1935
How it ended
Replaced in December 1977 by the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation Act 1977, which took over its export control and promotion functions.
- Meat export control and licensing
- Overseas promotion of Australian meat
Main functions
- Licensing of meat exporters
- Control of meat export shipments and quotas
- Overseas promotion of Australian meat
- Advice to the Government on the meat export trade
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Primary Industry.
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Sources
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