Meat Research Corporation
MRC
1 July 1991 – 1 July 1998
Previously Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation (1985–1991).
Statutory research and development corporation that invested levy funds and matching Commonwealth contributions in research on beef cattle, sheep meat and goat production, meat processing and meat marketing.
Names over time
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation1985–1991
- Meat Research Corporation1991–1998
How it came into existence
Took this name on 1 July 1991, when 1991 amending legislation continued the Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation in existence as the Meat Research Corporation.
Legislation: Australian Meat and Live-stock Research and Development Corporation Act 1985 (as amended in 1991)
How it ended
Abolished on 1 July 1998 under the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997; its research functions passed, with the marketing functions of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Corporation, to the industry-owned company Meat and Livestock Australia Limited.
Main functions
- Funding of meat and live-stock research and development
- On-farm production research
- Meat processing and food safety research
- Extension and adoption of research results
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Primary Industries and Energy.
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Sources
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