Australian Wool Board
May 1936 – 15 January 1945
The first Australian Wool Board, a statutory board that used a levy on wool growers to fund the publicity and promotion of wool and research into wool production and use, including Australia's contribution to the International Wool Secretariat.
How it came into existence
Constituted in 1936 under the Wool Publicity and Research Act 1936, financed by a levy on wool produced in Australia. It was a new body with no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Wool Publicity and Research Act 1936
Changes during its life
- 22 December 1942Moved from the Department of Commerce to the new Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
How it ended
Dissolved in January 1945; wool promotion and research funding were reorganised and a new Australian Wool Board was constituted in June 1945 under the Wool Use Promotion Act 1945.
- Wool promotion and publicity
- Wool research funding
The first board was dissolved on 15 January 1945, about five months before this board was constituted.
Main functions
- Publicity and promotion of wool at home and overseas
- Funding of research into wool production and use
- Administration of the wool growers' levy fund
- Australian participation in the International Wool Secretariat
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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