Agriculture, fisheries & forestryStatutory authority
Wine Overseas Marketing Board
1929 – 1936
Renamed Australian Wine Board in 1936.
Statutory board that controlled the export of Australian wine and brandy, licensing exporters and regulating shipments to secure orderly marketing, chiefly in the United Kingdom.
Names over time
- Wine Overseas Marketing Board1929–1936
- Australian Wine Board1936–1981
How it came into existence
Constituted in 1929 under the Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1929, at the request of the wine industry. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1929
How it ended
Renamed the Australian Wine Board in 1936, continuing its export control functions.
Main functions
- Licensing of wine exporters
- Control of wine and brandy exports
- Overseas promotion of Australian wine
- Advice to the minister on the wine export trade
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Commerce.
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Sources
Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.