Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation
AWRAP
December 1993 – January 2001
Statutory authority that funded wool research and development and wool promotion, and from 1994 controlled the International Wool Secretariat (The Woolmark Company).
How it came into existence
Formed in December 1993 under the 1993 wool legislation that also created Wool International, by merging the Australian Wool Corporation and the Wool Research and Development Corporation.
- Wool promotion
- International Wool Secretariat membership
- Wool research and development funding
Changes during its life
- 1994The activities of the International Wool Secretariat were merged with its own and brought under its control.
- 21 October 1998Moved to the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry when the Department of Primary Industries and Energy was abolished.
How it ended
Converted in January 2001, under the Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000, into the grower-owned company Australian Wool Services Ltd, with research and development passing to its subsidiary Australian Wool Innovation Ltd.
Main functions
- Funding of wool research and development
- Wool promotion
- Control of the International Wool Secretariat (The Woolmark Company)
- Management of the Woolmark brand
- Administration of grower levy funds
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
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