Wheat Export Authority
WEA
1 July 1999 – 1 July 2008
Renamed Wheat Exports Australia in 2008.
Statutory authority that controlled wheat exports by parties other than the single-desk holder through a system of export consents, and monitored and reported on AWB International's performance in managing the single desk.
Names over time
- Wheat Export Authority1999–2008
- Wheat Exports Australia2008–2012
How it came into existence
Established on 1 July 1999 under the Wheat Marketing Act 1989, as amended by the Wheat Marketing Legislation Amendment Act 1998, when the Australian Wheat Board was privatised. It took over the board's statutory role of controlling wheat exports, while the commercial single desk passed to AWB (International) Ltd.
- Statutory control of wheat exports
Legislation: Wheat Marketing Act 1989 (as amended by the Wheat Marketing Legislation Amendment Act 1998)
How it ended
Continued in existence as Wheat Exports Australia from 1 July 2008 under the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008, which replaced the single desk with a scheme for accrediting bulk wheat exporters.
Main functions
- Granting consents for wheat exports by parties other than AWB (International) Ltd, chiefly in bags and containers
- Monitoring AWB International's performance of the single desk
- Reporting to the minister and growers on the benefits of the single desk
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
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