Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN WINE AND BRANDY CORPORATION REGULATIONS 1981 - REG 24

                In this Part:

"region" means an area of land that:

                (a)    may comprise one or more subregions; and

               (b)    is a single tract of land that is discrete and homogeneous in its grape growing attributes to a degree that:

                          (i)    is measurable; and

                         (ii)    is less substantial than in a subregion; and

                (c)    usually produces at least 500 tonnes of wine grapes in a year; and

               (d)    comprises at least 5 wine grape vineyards of at least 5 hectares each that do not have any common ownership, whether or not it also comprises 1 or more vineyards of less than 5 hectares; and

                (e)    may reasonably be regarded as a region.

"subregion" means an area of land that:

                (a)    is part of a region; and

               (b)    is a single tract of land that is discrete and homogeneous in its grape growing attributes to a degree that is substantial; and

                (c)    usually produces at least 500 tonnes of wine grapes in a year; and

               (d)    comprises at least 5 wine grape vineyards of at least 5 hectares each that do not have any common ownership, whether or not it also comprises 1 or more vineyards of less than 5 hectares; and

                (e)    may reasonably be regarded as a subregion.

"wine grape vineyard" means a single parcel of land that:

                (a)    is planted with wine grapes; and

               (b)    is operated as a single entity by:

                          (i)    the owner; or

                         (ii)    a manager on behalf of the owner or a lessee, irrespective of the number of lessees.

"zone" means an area of land that:

                (a)    may comprise one or more regions; or

               (b)    may reasonably be regarded as a zone.