Agriculture, fisheries & forestryStatutory authority
Australian Wool Bureau
1 July 1953 – 1 May 1963
Statutory body responsible for the promotion of wool and the direction of wool research funded by grower levies, and Australia's member of the International Wool Secretariat.
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 1953 under the Wool Use Promotion Act 1953, replacing the Australian Wool Board (1945) and the Wool Consultative Council in wool promotion and research.
- Wool promotion
- Wool research funding
Legislation: Wool Use Promotion Act 1953
Changes during its life
- 11 January 1956Moved from the Department of Commerce and Agriculture to the new Department of Primary Industry.
How it ended
Replaced on 1 May 1963 by a new Australian Wool Board constituted under the Wool Industry Act 1962, which took over wool promotion and the administration of wool research.
- Wool promotion
- Wool research direction
Main functions
- Wool promotion and publicity
- Direction of grower-funded wool research
- Advice to government on the wool industry
- Australian participation in the International Wool Secretariat
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Primary Industry.
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Sources
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