Canned Fruits Control Board
1926 – 1938
Renamed Australian Canned Fruits Board in 1938.
Statutory board that controlled the export and overseas marketing of Australian canned fruits, chiefly peaches, pears and apricots, licensing exporters and regulating shipments and terms of sale.
Names over time
- Canned Fruits Control Board1926–1938
- Australian Canned Fruits Board1938–1979
How it came into existence
Constituted in 1926 under the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926, with members representing canners, growers and the Commonwealth Government, to control the export of canned fruits. It began in the portfolio of the Department of Markets and Migration and had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926
Changes during its life
- 19 January 1928Moved to the Department of Markets when the Department of Markets and Migration was renamed.
- 10 December 1928Moved to the Department of Markets and Transport.
- 21 April 1930Moved to the re-created Department of Markets.
- 13 April 1932Moved to the new Department of Commerce, which took over the markets functions.
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Canned Fruits Board in 1938 by an Act amending the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926, which carried over its members.
Main functions
- Licensing of canned fruit exporters
- Control of the export, shipment and sale of canned fruits
- Overseas promotion of Australian canned fruits
- Administration of export charges
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce.
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