Sugar Research and Development Corporation
SRDC
1990 – 1 October 2013
Statutory research and development corporation that invested levies paid by sugarcane growers and millers, matched by Commonwealth funds, in research and development for the Australian sugar industry.
How it came into existence
Established in 1990 by regulations under section 8 of the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 to fund research and development for the sugarcane growing and sugar milling industries.
Legislation: Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989
How it ended
Replaced from 1 October 2013, under the Sugar Research and Development Services Act 2013, by the industry-owned company Sugar Research Australia Limited, which took over its research investment role together with the research and extension work of BSES Limited.
Main functions
- Investment in sugarcane and sugar milling research and development
- Setting sugar research priorities with the industry
- Management of sugar research levy funds and matching Commonwealth contributions
- Adoption of research results by growers and millers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture.
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Sources
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