Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN WINE AND BRANDY CORPORATION ACT 1980 - SECT 3

             (1)  The objects of this Act are:

                     (a)  to promote and control the export of grape products from Australia; and

                     (b)  to promote and control the sale and distribution, after export, of Australian grape products; and

                     (c)  to promote trade and commerce in grape products among the States, between States and Territories and within the Territories; and

                     (d)  to improve the production of grape products, and encourage the consumption of grape products, in the Territories; and

                     (e)  to enable Australia to fulfil its obligations under prescribed wine‑trading agreements; and

                      (f)  for the purpose of achieving any of the objects set out in the preceding paragraphs:

                              (i)  to determine the boundaries of the various regions and localities in Australia in which wine is produced; and

                             (ii)  to give identifying names to those regions and localities; and

                            (iii)  to determine the varieties of grapes that may be used in the manufacture of wine in Australia;

and this Act shall be construed and administered accordingly.

             (2)  The Corporation shall perform its functions or exercise its powers only for the purpose of achieving an object specified in subsection (1).