Wheat Industry Stabilization Board
1941 – 1948
Second World War Commonwealth board, separate from the Australian Wheat Board, that administered the wartime wheat industry stabilisation plan, including the licensing of wheat growers and acreage and compensation to growers.
How it came into existence
Set up under National Security regulations made under the National Security Act 1939 to run the wartime wheat stabilisation plan, with J. F. Murphy as vice-chairman. It had no Commonwealth predecessor. The year it was set up is not known precisely (between 1940 and 1942).
Legislation: National Security Act 1939 (National Security regulations)
Changes during its life
- 22 December 1942Moved from the Department of Commerce to the new Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
How it ended
Wound up after the war, when the Wheat Industry Stabilization Act 1948 and complementary state Acts put wheat stabilisation on a statutory footing, with the Australian Wheat Board administering the scheme. The year it ceased (taken as 1948) is not known precisely.
- Administration of wheat stabilisation arrangements
Main functions
- Licensing of wheat growers and wheat acreage
- Administration of the wartime wheat stabilisation plan
- Compensation to wheat growers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce and Agriculture.
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Sources
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