South Australian Consolidated Acts

WINE GRAPES INDUSTRY ACT 1991 - SECT 9

9—Conditions for acceptance of delivery

        (1)         A processor must not accept delivery of wine grapes for processing unless—

            (a)         all amounts that have previously fallen due for payment by the processor for wine grapes received by the processor, or any person acting on the processor's behalf, in a previous season have been paid in full; or

            (b)         the processor has been granted an exemption under this section.

Penalty: Division 5 fine.

        (2)         If a processor enters into a contract for the sale of wine grapes and is prohibited by this section from accepting delivery of the grapes, the processor will be regarded as being in breach of a fundamental condition of the contract.

        (3)         The Minister may, by written notice, exempt a processor from this section subject to such conditions (if any) as the Minister specifies in the notice.

        (4)         The Minister may, by written notice, revoke an exemption or vary or revoke any conditions to which an exemption is subject.

        (5)         A processor who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of an exemption is guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Division 5 fine.