Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation

1. Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation1981–2010
2. Wine Australia Corporation2010–2014
3. Australian Grape and Wine Authority2014–2017
4. Wine Australia2017–present

Established in 1981 under the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 to replace the Australian Wine Board, taking over its export control and promotion functions with a broader industry development role.

Legislation: Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

1. 1993Amendments to its Act created the Geographical Indications Committee to determine Australian wine regions, in preparation for the 1994 wine agreement with the European Community.
2. 1 September 2010The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Act 2010 (assented to on 6 July 2010) came fully into operation, amending its Act to give effect to the 2008 Australia–European Community agreement on trade in wine.

Renamed the Wine Australia Corporation in 2010 by amendments to its Act, which became the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980; its functions continued unchanged.

• Wine export approval and licensing of exporters
• Label Integrity Program for wine
• Determination of wine geographical indications
• Promotion of Australian wine overseas
• Market intelligence for the wine industry

Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

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