Dairy Adjustment Authority
DAA
2000 – December 2008
Statutory authority that assessed eligibility for and administered the Commonwealth's structural adjustment payments to dairy farmers following the deregulation of the dairy industry on 1 July 2000, funded by a levy on retail sales of drinking milk.
How it came into existence
Established in 2000 by clause 55 of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986, inserted by the Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000, as part of the Dairy Industry Adjustment Package that accompanied the end of state milk price controls and Commonwealth market support on 1 July 2000; the Dairy Adjustment Authority Regulations 2000 supported its operation.
Legislation: Dairy Produce Act 1986, Schedule 2 (inserted by the Dairy Industry Adjustment Act 2000)
How it ended
Wound up under 2008 amendments to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 after the adjustment payments had been completed and the dairy adjustment levy was ended; the Dairy Produce (Closure of Dairy Adjustment Authority) Declaration 2008 took effect in December 2008. It had no successor body.
Main functions
- Assessment of eligibility for dairy structural adjustment payments
- Administration of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Program
- Administration of the Dairy Exit Program
- Review of eligibility decisions and dairy entitlements
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
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