Australian Potato Committee
1942 – 1948
Second World War Commonwealth body that acquired and marketed the Australian potato crop to secure supplies for the armed services and the civilian population.
How it came into existence
Set up under National Security regulations made under the National Security Act 1939 as part of the wartime Commonwealth control of food supplies, in the Commerce and Agriculture portfolio, with J. F. Murphy as chairman. It had no Commonwealth predecessor. The year it was set up is not known precisely (1942 or 1943).
Legislation: National Security Act 1939 (National Security regulations)
How it ended
Ceased when the wartime acquisition and marketing schemes for primary produce were wound up after the war; the year (about 1948) is not known precisely.
Main functions
- Acquisition of the potato crop
- Marketing and distribution of potatoes
- Supply of potatoes to the armed services
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Sources
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