Under these Regulations is established an agricultural industry services committee with the corporate name of Riverina Winegrape Growers (the Committee). The Committee is a continuation of the committee constituted under the Agricultural Industry Services (Wine Grapes Marketing Board) Regulation 2003 and continued under the Agricultural Industry Services Regulation 2015. The agricultural industry services for which the Committee is constituted are as follows— (a) the development of a code of conduct for contract negotiations between growers and wineries, (b) the development of draft contract provisions for the sale of MIA wine grapes to wineries, including provisions about the prices to be paid by wineries and the terms and conditions of payment, (c) the promotion of private contracts for the sale of MIA wine grapes to wineries by growers, (d) the collection and dissemination of market and industry information, including the production and publication of indicator prices for MIA wine grapes grown in the Committee’s area of operations, (e) the conduct of research and development into plant health in relation to wine grapes, (f) the provision of education and training in relation to wine grape production and marketing, (g) the promotion, in association with organisations representing wineries, of wine made from MIA wine grapes, (h) the promotion of regional industry, including regional wine-making, within the Committee’s area of operations, (i) the representation of the wine grape industry in relation to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a)–(h). The Regulations then provide for the discipline of election, polling, and other provisions related to memebrship.
Australie · 2024-08-23