Australian Grape and Wine Authority Act 2013 (No. 161, 1980). Country/Territory Australia Document type Legislation Date 1980 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, and for related purposes. Subject Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Food quality control/food safety Viticulture/oenological practices Beverages Institution Plant production Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract This Act, consisting of 46 sections divided into seven Parts and completed by one Schedule, establishes the Australian Grape and Wine Authority. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Authority, entitled to: a) to investigate and evaluate the requirements for grape or wine research and development; b) to coordinate or fund the carrying out of grape or wine research and development activities; c) to monitor; evaluate; and report to the Parliament, the Minister and the representative organisations on grape or wine research and development activities that are coordinated or funded, wholly or partly, by the Authority; d) as well as the impact, on the grape industry or wine industry, of grape or wine research and development activities that are coordinated or funded, wholly or partly, by the Authority; to facilitate the dissemination, adoption and marketing of the results of grape or wine research and development; f) to control the export of grape products from Australia; g) to promote the consumption and sale of grape products, both in Australia and overseas; etc. Full text English Website www.legislation.gov.au References - Legislation Implemented by Wine Australia Act 2013. Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2019) Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Viticulture/oenological practices, Beverages, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Subsidy/incentive, Standards, International trade, Institution, Plant production, Agricultural development Source: FAO, FAOLEX