Wheat Exports Australia
WEA
1 July 2008 – 31 December 2012
Previously Wheat Export Authority (1999–2008).
Statutory authority that accredited companies to export bulk wheat after the single desk was abolished, applying a port access test to accredited exporters that owned port terminal facilities.
Names over time
- Wheat Export Authority1999–2008
- Wheat Exports Australia2008–2012
How it came into existence
Came into being on 1 July 2008, when the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 abolished the AWB single desk and continued the Wheat Export Authority under the new name Wheat Exports Australia, with the role of accrediting bulk wheat exporters.
Legislation: Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008; Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Act 2012
Changes during its life
- 10 December 2012The Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Act 2012, passed by Parliament on 29 November 2012, abolished the Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme and the wheat export charge, leaving the authority to wind up its affairs by the end of the year.
How it ended
Wound up on 31 December 2012 under the Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Act 2012, which had abolished the Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme and the wheat export charge on 10 December 2012; no body took over its accreditation role, and the port access test for exporters owning port terminals was kept until 30 September 2014.
Main functions
- Accreditation of bulk wheat exporters under the Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme
- Application of the port access test to exporters owning port terminals
- Monitoring compliance of accredited exporters
- Reporting on the operation of the deregulated bulk wheat export market
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
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Sources
Government records and websites
Other sources
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