Footnotes

[1] The Senate passed the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 on 11 October 2005, between the adoption and the publication of this report.

[2] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, additional information 22 September 2005. Derived from Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation National Utilisation Project. Figures in 2004 dollars.

[3] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, Strategy 2025, s6, 7

[4] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia and Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, The Marketing Decade - setting the Australian wine marketing agenda 2000-2010, 2000, p. 24

[5] K. Anderson, ‘The Anatomy of Australia’s Wine Boom: Lessons for Other Industries’, Agribusiness Review, Vol. 8, 2000

[6] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia and Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, The Marketing Decade - setting the Australian wine marketing agenda 2000-2010, 2000, p. 26

[7] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, additional information 22 September 2005 based on Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation figures. ABARE, Australian Commodities, March 2005, p. 54. ABARE, additional information, 9 September 2005, which updates the figures in Australian Commodities.

[8] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 2

[9] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 5

[10] Mr M. De Palma (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 19

[11] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 4. The Winemakers’ Federation of Australia estimated 3% in a June 2002, note: Observations on the Winegrape Supply Situation.

[12] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 4

[13] All figures in this section not otherwise referenced are from Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Wine and Grape Industry, 2004, cat. 1329.0

[14] CSIRO, additional information 8 June 2005. ABARE, Australian Wine Grape Production Projections to 2006-07, 2005, p.19

[15] Winetitles, The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, 2005, p. 8. ABARE, Australian Wine Grape Production Projections to 2006-07, 2005, p. 13

[16] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, 2005 WFA Vintage Report, June 2005, p. 1. ABARE, Australian Wine Grape Production Projections to 2006-07, 2005, p. 14

[17] ABARE, Australian Wine Grape Production Projections to 2006-07, 2005, p. 37

[18] Iain Fraser, ‘The Role of Contracts in Wine Grape Supply Coordination: An Overview’, Agribusiness Review Vol. 11, Paper 5 (2003)

[19] Winetitles, The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, 2005, p. 20

[20] Winetitles, The Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Directory, 2005, p. 24

[21] Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, Upgraded Industry Forecasts Point to Continued Tightness, 17 January 2005, p. 2

[22] ABS cat 1329.0: 14,480 in winemaking and 15,629 in grape growing. Bureau of Rural Sciences, A social atlas of Australia’s wine regions, 2001/02, 2004, p. 62

[23] Submission 7, Murray Valley Winegrowers, p. 2. Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 36

[24] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, pp. 4 and 8

[25] AWBC, Australian wine sales 2004 at a glance. ABARE, Australian Commodities, March quarter 2005, pp. 19 and 54

[26] In 2001: Australian exports 375 million litres; world production 26,473 million litres.

[27] ABARE, Australian Commodities, Vol. 12, No. 1, March Quarter 2005, p. 48

[28] ABARE, Australian Commodities, Vol. 12, No. 1, March Quarter 2005, pp. 53-4

[29] ABARE, Australian Commodities, Vol. 12, No. 1, March Quarter 2005, pp. 55-6

[30] Submission 30, Wine Grape Growers Australia Inc., p. 5

[31] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, pp. 28 and 41

[32] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 65

[33] Submission 7, Murray Valley Winegrowers, p. 2. Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 6

[34] For example, McGuigan Simeon has advised 270 Riverland and Sunraysia growers that their contracts will not be renewed past 2007. Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 64

[35] KPMG, Australian Grape and Wine Outlook 2004, December 2004, p. 12

[36] Deloitte, Annual Financial Benchmarking Survey for Australian Wine Industry - Vintage 2004, 2004, p. 3

[37] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 7

[38] Mr B. Moularadellis (Riverland Winemakers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, pp. 22,24

[39] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 5

[40] Mr B. Moularadellis (Riverland Winemakers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 26

[41] Submission 30, Wine Grape Growers Australia Inc., p. 4

[42] Riverland Winegrape Growers Association, in Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 64

[43] Mr M. De Palma (Murray Valley Winegrowers Inc.), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 18

[44] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 12

[45] Mr S. Strachan (Winemakers’ Federation of Australia), Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 27 June 2005, pp. 15-16

[46] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 37

[47] KPMG, Australian Grape and Wine Outlook 2004, December 2004, p. 9

[48] Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, Upgraded Industry Forecasts Point to Continued Tightness, 17 January 2005, p. 2

[49] Submission 26, Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association, pp. 1-2

[50] Mr J. Caddy (CCW Cooperative Ltd), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 35

[51] Committee of Inquiry into the Winegrape and Wine Industry, Winegrape and Wine Industry in Australia, June 1995, p. 329

[52] South Australian Farmers Federation, quoted in Committee of Inquiry into the Winegrape and Wine Industry, Winegrape and Wine Industry in Australia, June 1995, p. 329

[53] Mr R. Marlowe (Winegrape Growers Council of Australia), quoted in ‘A not-so-rosy time for reds’, The Australian and New Zealand Grapegrowers and Winemaker, May 2002. R. Osmond & K. Anderson, Trends and Cycles in the Australian Wine Industry, 1850 to 2000, 1998, p. 15. Mr A. Piccoli MP, NSW Legislative Assembly Hansard, 28 November 2000, p. 109991

[54] ABC Queensland Country Hour Summary, 4 July 2001, Summary: ‘The growers say the scheme has encouraged overproduction... The winemakers say that is rubbish, market forces have been responsible for the billion dollar investment in the industry.’ At www.abc.net.au/rural/qld/storiess323247.htm (September, 2005)

[55] Leo Pech (Australian Wine Grape Growers’ Association) & John Dal Broi, reported in ABC Landline, 9 June 2002, at www.abc.net.au/landline/stories/s571509.htm (September, 2005)

[56] ABC Landline, 9 June 2002, at www.abc.net.au/landline/stories/s571509.htm (Sept 2005)

[57] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, pre-budget submissions, February 2003 and October 2003.

[58] Hon. Warren Truss, Wine industry initiatives welcomed, Media Release, 12 May 2004

[59] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, p. 4

[60] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 4. Mr S. Strachan (Winemakers’ Federation of Australia), Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 27 June 2005, p. 3

[61] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 9

[62] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 7

[63] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 3

[64] For example, in Submission 23, form letters submitted by growers.

[65] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 1

[66] Submission 23, form letters submitted by growers.

[67] J. Halliday, A History of the Australian Wine Industry 1949-1994, p. 12

[68] From 1970 to 1991 the Australian Wool Commission (later Australian Wool Corporation) guaranteed to buy all wool offered to it at a set floor price. When this price exceeded the market price, a stockpile of wool developed which could not be onsold. The stockpile peaked at 4.7 million bales with associated debt of $2.8 billion. The scheme was abandoned in 1991 and the last of the stockpile was sold only in 2001.

[69] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers Inc.), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 15

[70] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 5

[71] $6,279,000 in total was spent on a Dried Vine Fruits Assistance Scheme and a Wine Industry Adjustment Scheme. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Additional Information: Answers to Questions on Notice.

[72] Submission 23, form letters submitted by growers. In February 2005 Wine Grape Growers Australia suggested ‘no vineyard expansion without the security of a fair contract for the purchase of fruit for a predetermined term and price; no speculative vineyard developments.’ Major wine grower group insists on change, news release 17 February 2005.

[73] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 9

[74] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 9. Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 9

[75] Mr J. Caddy (CCW Cooperative Ltd), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 34

[76] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 6

[77] For example, Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 1. Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers’ Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 2

[78] Submission 10, McGuigan Simeon, p. 1

[79] Mr D. Mortimer (DAFF), Committee Hansard, 10 August 2005, p. 7

[80] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 10

[81] Submission 17, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, p. 9

[82] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, p. 7

[83] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 11

[84] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, pp. 7, 28 and 41. Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 12

[85] Dr R. Dambergs (Australian Wine Research Institute), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 35

[86] Mr B. Moularadellis (Riverland Winemakers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 32. Similarly Submission 19, Great Southern Plantations, p. 2

[87] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 13

[88] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 48

[89] Primary Industries and Resources South Australia, A report on the impact of current grape-pricing trends on the Riverland region, April 2005, p. 50ff.

[90] Submission 16, Mr J. Gropler, p. 1

[91] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 13

[92] Information Handbook - Exceptional Circumstances Assistance, July 2005, pp. 9-10

[93] For example, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 6

[94] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2008, p. 9

[95] Mr M. Pearson (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), Committee Hansard, 10 August 2005, p. 17

[96] Submission 30, Wine Grape Growers Australia Inc., p. 6

[97] Submission 20, King Valley Vignerons, p. 3

[98] Mr M. De Palma (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 4

[99] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, p. 6

[100] Submission 16, Mr J. Gropler, p. 1.

[101] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 4

[102] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 4

[103] Submission 28, Weeks Consulting Pty Ltd, p. 1

[104] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, p. 7

[105] Mr S. Strachan (Winemakers’ Federation of Australia), Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 27 June 2005, p. 9

[106] Mr V. Patrick (Fosters Wine Estates), Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 27 June 2005, p. 8

[107] Submission 20, King Valley Vignerons, p. 2

[108] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 18

[109] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 9. Similarly, Submission 20, King Valley Vignerons, p. 3

[110] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 8

[111] Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, News Release, 17 February 2004

[112] Submission 7, Murray Valley Winegrowers, p. 2

[113] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 8

[114] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 11

[115] Submission 20, King Valley Vignerons, p. 2

[116] Submission 18, Creeks Edge Vineyard and Winery Pty Ltd, p. 3

[117] Mr R. Gebert, Committee Hansard, Mildura, 28 June 2005, p. 42

[118] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 18

[119] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 3

[120] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 7. See also Appendix 4.

[121] Mr P. Englefield (Robinvale Wine Grape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 10

[122] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 9

[123] Submission 28, Weeks Consulting Pty Ltd, p. 5

[124] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 10

[125] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 10

[126] For example, Submission 1, Globe Wines Pty Ltd; Submission 3, South Australian Farmers Federation, p. 7 and Submission 28, Weeks Consulting Pty Ltd, p. 4.

[127] Mr P. Englefield (Robinvale Wine Grape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 11. Similarly, Mr J. Caddy (CCW Cooperative Ltd), Committee Hansard 28, June 2005, p. 41.

[128] Mr V. Patrick (Fosters Wine Estates), Committee Hansard, Adelaide, 27 June 2005, p. 13

[129] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers’ Federation, pp. 7-8

[130] Submission 28, Weeks Consulting Pty Ltd, p. 7

[131] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p.12; Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, p. 7 and Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 3

[132] W. Allan, Winegrape Assessment in the Vineyard and at the Winery, p. 3

[133] Dr J. Hardie (Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, pp. 22-3

[134] See also comments in Appendix 4.

[135] Dr J. Hardie (Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, pp. 24-25

[136] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, Attachment. Murray Valley Winegrowers, Additional Information, 5 August 2005.

[137] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 9. See also Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri 27 June 2005, pp. 3 and 10.

[138] Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2008, p. 9; Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 2 and Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 11.

[139] Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, Additional Information, 23 August 2005

[140] Murray Valley Winegrowers, Additional Information, 13 September 2005, p. 2

[141] For example, Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, pp. 6 and 11

[142] Submission 30, Wine Grape Growers Australia Inc., p. 6

[143] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 6

[144] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 12

[145] Submission 8, form letters submitted by Riverina growers.

[146] Submission 28, Weeks Consulting Pty Ltd, p. 4

[147] Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, p. 11

[148] Mr M. Pearson (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), Committee Hansard, 10 August 2005, p. 18

[149] Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, pp. 4-5

[150] Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, pp. 4-5

[151] Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, p. 10

[152] Senate Economics References Committee, The effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in protecting small business, March 2004, p. 30ff

[153] Mr B. Moularadellis (Riverland Winemakers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 24. Similarly Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard 28 June 2005, p. 5.

[154] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p.8; Wine Grapes Marketing Board (Reconstitution) Act 2003 [NSW], s3

[155] Centre for International Economics, Horticulture Code of Conduct - a regulation impact statement, July 2005: Draft Code, s15

[156] Senate Economics References Committee, The effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in protecting small business, March 2004, p.40; Government response, Senate Hansard, 23 June 2004, p. 24765.

[157] There are many small winemakers, but a few large ones dominate the market. See paragraph 2.10 above.

[158] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 11

[159] Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Authorising and notifying collective bargaining and collective boycott issues paper, July 2004, pp. 8 and 10

[160] ACCC: Collective bargaining and collective boycotts: ACCC issues paper, Media Release, 7 July 2004

[161] Sir D. Dawson and others, Review of the Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act, 2003, p. 121

[162] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 3

[163] Mr J. Caddy (CCW Cooperative Ltd), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, pp. 32-33

[164] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 47

[165] The Senate passed the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005 on 11 October 2005, between the adoption and the publication of this report.

[166] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 13

[167] Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Authorising and notifying collective bargaining and collective boycott issues paper, July 2004, p. 26. Sir D. Dawson and others, Review of the Competition Provisions of the Trade Practices Act, 2003, p. 120

[168] Trade Practices Amendment (Fair Trading) Act 1998

[169] Trade Practices (Industry Codes - Franchising) Regulations 1998 and Explanatory Statement.

[170] Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct - report of the Franchising Policy Council, May 2000, p. 64

[171] Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business, Review of the Franchising Code of Conduct - report of the Franchising Policy Council, May 2000

[172] Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Guidelines for Developing effective Voluntary Industry Codes of Conduct, February 2005

[173] At first it was called the Retail Grocery Industry Code of Conduct. The Code was renamed on 11 February 2005.

[174] Joint Select Committee on the Retailing Sector (Hon B. Baird, Chair), Fair Market or Market Failure - a review of Australia’s retailing sector, August 1999, p. x. Government response, Senate Hansard, 8 June 2000, p. 14998.

[175] Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct, s.4.1

[176] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers Inc.), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 16 and Mr P. Chesworth (Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources), Committee Hansard, 10 August 2005, p. 10.

[177] N. Buck, Report of the Review of the Retail Grocery Industry Code of Conduct, December 2003, p. 6ff

[178] Review of the Retail Grocery Industry Code of Conduct - Government Response to the Buck Report, 1 July 2004, p. 3

[179] Hon. J. Anderson, Fruit and Vegetable Industry Code of Conduct, Media Release, 1 October 2004.

[180] Centre for International Economics, Horticulture Code of Conduct - a regulation impact statement, July 2005, pp. ix and xv

[181] Centre for International Economics, Horticulture Code of Conduct - a regulation impact statement, July 2005, p.xiv,34,54.

[182] ‘Merchant relationship’: where the wholesaler buys the goods from the grower at a price agreed before sale. ‘Agency relationship’: where the wholesaler acts as the agent in a sale between the grower and a third party. Draft Horticulture Code, s3, definitions.

[183] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, pp. 2 and 12

[184] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 12

[185] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers Inc.), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 3

[186] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p.13; Submission 30, Wine Grape Growers Australia, p. 5 and Mr C. Byrne (Riverland Winegrape Growers Association), Committee Hansard, Berri, 27 June 2005, p. 4

[187] Submission 11, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, pp. 8-9

[188] Mr M. Pearson (ACCC), Committee Hansard, 10 August 2005, p. 23

[189] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 9

[190] Submission 4, WFA, p.12: ‘The immediate challenge is to ensure the adoption of these initiatives.’ On the other hand, the WFA rejected complaints that wineries have not adopted dispute resolution clauses in contracts: ‘For example, the Hardy Wine Company has dispute resolution clauses in all its cool area contracts, and over half of its warm inland area grape supply. McGuigan Simeon has clauses in all of its contracts, and these were used effectively by growers in 2005 to dispute the price offered. Orlando Wyndham also has a dispute resolution clause which has been used in all contracts since 2003.’ WFA, Additional Information, 23 August 2005. See also paragraphs 3.45-6.

[191] N. Buck, Report of the Review of the Retail Grocery Industry Code of Conduct, December 2003. Centre for International Economics, Horticulture Code of Conduct - a regulation impact statement, July 2005, p. 67 and 78.

[192] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 13

[193] Centre for International Economics, Horticulture Code of Conduct - a regulation impact statement, July 2005, p. xv

[194] Subject of course to whatever conditions an existing contract may set about renewal.

[195] Submission 7, Murray Valley Winegrowers Inc, p. 3; Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 8; and Centre for International Economics, A national wine grape growers’ organisation - a discussion paper, December 2004, p. 4.

[196] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 8

[197] Centre for International Economics, Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 5ff

[198] Centre for International Economics, Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 5ff

[199] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 13

[200] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 13

[201] Mr J. Caddy (CCW Cooperative Ltd), Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 33

[202] Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 9. Note that this would be inconsistent with the proposal that the national growers’ body would ‘not get involved in individual commercial arrangements’ - see paragraph 4.76.

[203] Centre for International Economics, Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 29

[204] Submission 4, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, p. 14

[205] Centre for International Economics, Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 9

[206] For example, Submission 2, Yarra Valley Winegrowers Association; Submission 20, King Valley Vignerons, p. 3 and Submission 29, Riverina Wine Grapes Marketing Board, p. 14

[207] Submission 9, Wine Industry Association Western Australia (Inc.), p. 2

[208] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 8

[209] Centre for International Economics, A national wine grape growers’ organisation - a discussion paper, December 2004, p. 5 and Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 27.

[210] Centre for International Economics, A national wine grape growers’ organisation - a discussion paper, December 2004, p. 5; Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 27 and Business plan for a national wine grape growers’ organisation - report on grower workshops, February 2005, p. 2

[211] Submission 3, South Australian Farmers Federation, p. 10

[212] Mr M. Stone (Murray Valley Winegrowers) Committee Hansard, 28 June 2005, p. 17

[213] Submission 24, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, p. 9

[214] Centre for International Economics, A national wine grape growers’ organisation - a discussion paper, December 2004, p. 20

[215] Centre for International Economics, Business plan for a national wine grape growers’ organisation - report on grower workshops, February 2005, p. 1

[216] Centre for International Economics, Draft business plan for a national winegrape growers’ organisation - and establishment of Wine Industry Australia, May 2005, p. 16