Central Wool Committee
7 September 1939 – 16 November 1945
Second World War body that acquired the Australian wool clip on behalf of the Commonwealth for sale to the United Kingdom Government under the wartime wool purchase agreement, and arranged its appraisal, storage and shipment.
How it came into existence
Constituted in September 1939 under the National Security (Wool) Regulations, after the United Kingdom agreed to buy the Australian clip for the duration of the war and one season after. It had no legal continuity with the First World War committee of the same name.
Legislation: National Security Act 1939 (National Security (Wool) Regulations)
How it ended
Replaced on 16 November 1945 by the Australian Wool Realization Commission, created under the Wool Realization Act 1945 to handle Australia's part in the disposal of the accumulated wartime wool stockpile.
- Handling of the government-owned wartime wool stockpile
Main functions
- Acquisition of the wool clip under the National Security (Wool) Regulations
- Appraisal of wool and payment of growers
- Storage and shipment of wool to the United Kingdom
- Allocation of wool to Australian manufacturers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Sources
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