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70-693: Wine Australia is an Australian Government statutory corporation that promotes and regulates the Australian wine industry. It was created as the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation ( AWBC ) in 1981 to replace the Australian Wine Board by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 , and had its name changed by the amended Wine Corporation Act 1980 , passed in December 2010. Wine Australia

140-493: A transit district or special purpose corporations such as a university , are also created by statute. In some states, a city or county can be created by petition of a certain number or percentage of voters or landholders of the affected area, which then causes a municipal corporation to be chartered as a result of compliance with the appropriate law. Corporations to be established for most other purposes are usually just incorporated as any other non-profit corporation , by filing

210-535: A change of name to Wine Australia. In 2013, this piece of legislation was amended and thus recompiled to include up to date modifications and to respond to the changing demands of the wine industry in Australia. As such, it now stands as the Wine Australia Corporation Act 2013 (Cth). The organisation is one of 15 Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) in Australia, and one of the five that

280-526: A grant term of 32months (2.5years) commencing 11 December 2017. Wine Australia states its different areas of departmental focus to be: This department of Wine Australia is responsible for ensuring that the practices and activities undertaken by stakeholders to the Australian wine industry are lawful and comply with the obligations set out in the Wine Australia Act 2013 . This department is concerned with

350-630: A key role in not only the management of Australia's fisheries but also in setting priorities and assisting in adoption and use of R&D outputs. Issues identified from all stakeholders form an integral part of priority setting and go into the FRDC's planning and monitoring framework. The federal Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management , the Hon David Littleproud MP and the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator

420-486: A lesser extent, aquaculture. Since then, the scope has widened greatly to encompass economic, environmental and social aspects of the entire fishing and aquaculture commercial, recreational and indigenous sectors – that is, the recreational and indigenous customary sectors in addition to the commercial wild-catch and aquaculture sectors. The corporation's strategic investments in research, development and extension activities benefit all its stakeholders (listed below). However,

490-647: A levy organisation, which has a leading role with FRDC in ensuring its priorities are met. FRDC investments in prawn farming research and development is driven by the APFA's RD&E Plan. The two entities enjoy a very close working relationship. The APFA has nominated that the majority of its investment is to be through co-investment with the Australian Seafood CRC. The FRDC also has a close relationship with fishing, pearling and aquaculture industries through state industry councils and peak sector associations to build on

560-703: A long history of Indigenous, commercial and recreational fishing (including charter fishing) in our waters. Australia's commercial fisheries are diverse, operating from estuaries and bays, across the continental shelf to oceanic waters and, in some cases, on to the high seas. The seafood caught is also diverse, including scallops, prawns and squid, coastal fish such as whiting and flathead, reef fish such as Coral Trout, and oceanic tuna and billfish. Australian fisheries supply fresh seafood for local and domestic markets, as well as exporting high-value products.   The Gross Value of Production (GVP) for all of Australia's commercial fishing and aquaculture in 2017-18 financial year

630-561: A pooled investment fund.  The purpose of this new investment vehicle is to address national cross-sector issues at scale. The focus for impact from FRDC activities is on end-users. To this end, the FRDC also invests and facilitates extension of the R&;D that will lead to adoption and commercialisation. A primary challenge for the FRDC is to continue to understand the needs and priorities of stakeholders as they evolve. The FRDC also works and holds regular planning and prioritisation meetings with

700-487: A portfolio and presence for Australian wine exports with enhanced perception to consumers and potential investors. This department of Wine Australia is responsible for performing the more strategic and tactical operations of the corporation to allow the board to make decisions which accurately reflect the complexity of the modern Australian wine industry. This department is more practical in nature with many projects that are worked on to strategise and tactically evaluate all of

770-526: A profit without one). Such bodies do not have shareholders , but are typically boards appointed by a sponsor minister. The provisions of the Companies' Acts do not typically directly apply to such bodies, although their founding legislation may specify similar requirements. The statutory corporation format was usually the form most state-sponsored bodies of the Republic of Ireland took until recent years; however,

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840-773: A public good benefit. On 1 July 2020 the FRDC R&;D Plan commenced. The R&D Plan was developed through a comprehensive process of environmental scanning, consultation and analysis. The R&D Plan considers key national initiatives such as the National Marine Science Plan, the Government's target to grow Australian agriculture to $ 100 billion by 2030 and a draft shared vision for all sectors of fishing and aquaculture entitled "Fish Forever: A shared 2030 vision for Australia's fishing and aquaculture community". It also recognises key international plans and obligations such as

910-531: A range of activities to enhance joint strategic outcomes. The FRDC attends meetings of the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations (CRRDC), as well as meetings of executive directors, business managers and communications managers. It continues to be an active member of these groups driving a number of key areas in particular the CRRDC evaluation program. The FRDC also partners and participates with other RDCs at

980-773: A result of the enabling law. There are a number of federally chartered corporations that still exist. Some relatively famous ones include the Boy Scouts of America , each of the Federal Reserve Banks , and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation . The basic advantage for being federally chartered is that no other corporation anywhere in the United States is allowed to have the same name. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation ( FRDC )

1050-473: A statutory authority may also be a statutory corporation). An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate", and the New South Wales Government 's Land Registry Services defines a state-owned corporation as "a statutory authority that has corporate status". Current statutory corporations include Australia Post , Airservices Australia ,

1120-631: A statutory corporation on 2 July 1991 under the provisions of the Primary Industries and Research and Development Act 1989 (the PIRD Act), the FRDC is responsible to the Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management (Australia). A Chairman and a board of directors govern the FRDC; the executive director leads the corporation's business activities on a day-to-day basis. The board oversees corporate governance, sets strategic direction and monitors

1190-517: A wine regulatory system that protects consumers; and ensures a fair trading environment for producers and exporters. The "Label Integrity Program" is one of the main operational initiatives of the Compliance department within Wine Australia. Its role is to: ensure the truth, and the reputation for truthfulness, of statements made on wine labels, or made for commercial purposes in other ways, about

1260-555: Is a Kassenärztliche Vereinigung , a body involved in the provision of out-patient medical services in a German state. Other examples include public broadcasters, Jewish communities and Christian churches established in Germany and some public transport providers (depending on jurisdiction). In Hong Kong, some corporations are incorporated by legislation. An example is the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , which owns

1330-484: Is a statutory corporation that manages research and development investment by the Australian Government and the Australian fishing and aquaculture commercial, recreational and Indigenous sectors. The FRDC is one of fifteen Australian Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs) managing investment by the Australian Government and primary industries that during the past 25 years has been crucial to

1400-493: Is a body corporate created by the legislature with defined powers and functions and is financially independent with a clear control over a specified area or a particular type of commercial activity. It is a corporate person and has the capacity of acting in its own name. Statutory corporations therefore have the power of the government and the considerable amount of operating flexibility of private enterprises. A few are: Features: Which define its objectives, power and duties. It

1470-779: Is a statutory corporation, along with AgriFutures , the Cotton Research and Development Corporation , the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and the Grain Research and Development Corporation (the rest are industry-owned). They are funded largely by the government for the purposes of investing in R&;D (research and development), with the aim of improving " profitability , productivity , competitiveness and long-term sustainability of Australia's primary industries". The aims of Wine Australia include: Funding of all of

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1540-493: Is a type of statutory authority known as a statutory corporation, established by the Australian Government . It was originally created as the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, which was established to provide strategic support to the Australian wine sector. It was established as an Australian Government statutory corporation directed by a board appointed by the federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry at

1610-462: Is able to achieve this through the collection and analysis of Australian and foreign wine industry statistics. From this, the department then also organises and hosts an information centre, which is readily accessible and in place to attend to different demands of wine businesses that may arise. Along with this, the knowledge department also develops, adds to and administers an extensive data base on Australian and international wine export information that

1680-513: Is also accessible to those in the industry to access and benefit from should they require. The Wine Australia corporation has its headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia. The Wine Australia head office address is: Industry House: Corner of Hackney and Botanic Roads, Adelaide, South Australia . Statutory corporation Bodies described in the English language as "statutory corporations" exist in

1750-606: Is created by a special law Of parliament. It may be established by the central government are also known as National corporations. In the Republic of Ireland , a statutory corporation is a body corporate, which is created under a particular Act of the Oireachtas . Some statutory corporations are expected to operate as if they were a commercial company (with or without a subsidy from the Exchequer , depending on whether or not it would make

1820-586: Is made (procurement/selection and contracting) will be determined by the type of activity. It will focus on ensuring the highest level of probity while providing agility in responding to the ever-changing environment faced by fishing and aquaculture in Australia. Few challenges are ever without opportunity. The focus of the R&D Plan is to meet these challenges, responding and wherever possible capitalising on them. The FRDC will work with stakeholders to ensure existing partnership and engagement structures (such as Industry Partnership Agreements) are best able to provide

1890-464: Is not used to describe a company which operates as a conventional shareholder-owned company registered under the Companies Acts. A public body can have a variety of forms and is not inevitably a statutory corporation, nor is a statutory corporation necessarily a public body. At the state level, municipal corporations and counties are often created by legislative acts. Some organizations such as

1960-498: Is now governed by the superseding law, Wine Australia Act 2013 . Wine Australia determines the boundaries of Australia's wine regions and sometimes names them. Wine Australia also regulates wine exports, ensuring the quality and integrity of each shipment of wine exported. Wine Australia has three main departments; Compliance, Market Development and Knowledge Development. Wine Australia has its headquarters in Adelaide . Wine Australia

2030-477: Is responsible for measures and initiatives which promote a movement to greater capacity of trade relations. This includes projects of different scale and magnitude that are organised, developed and implemented by the market development department. All of which share a common aim to improve and strengthen export opportunities for Australian wine with favourable trading conditions and increased investment internationally. This department makes practical efforts to achieve

2100-403: Is the FRDC's core business. As a result, it is vital to the FRDC's success that it has excellent relationships with its research partners. The key research partners are: Australia's marine domain, our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), is one of the largest in the world, covering around 10 million square kilometres. This is larger than mainland Australia (7.69 million square kilometres). Australia has

2170-654: The Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Australian Egg Corporation . The purpose of their separation from normal government operations is to ensure profitability, and in theory, independence of decision making from the state or national government (to ensure that decisions are made on a commercial basis with less or no political interference.) As statutory corporations, their regulatory and business conditions may be significantly different from private-sector companies. A significant number of

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2240-837: The Ffestiniog Railway , the Talyllyn Railway , the National Coal Board , Post Office Corporation and Transport for London . Other examples include the county councils , the National Assembly for Wales , the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Channel Four Television Corporation , and the Olympic Delivery Authority . Statutory corporations are widely used in education: Sixth Form College Corporations and Further Education Corporations,

2310-832: The Food Safety Authority of Ireland . In the Netherlands , the term "public body" is the general denomination for administrative divisions within the Dutch state or certain other types of governmental organisations. In the United Kingdom , a statutory corporation is a corporate body created by statute . It typically has no shareholders and its powers are defined by the Act of Parliament which creates it, and may be modified by later legislation. Such bodies have often been created to provide public services, examples including British Railways ,

2380-447: The FRDC is unique among the corporations in balancing its investment between natural resource management and industry productivity and development. Therefore, a significant proportion of funding is directed at research that has a public good benefit. In fulfilling its role of planning, investing in and managing fisheries research, development and extension (RD&E) activities in Australia, the FRDC provides leadership and coordination of

2450-624: The FRDC policy planning and investment processes, to ensure the adoption of previous research, maximise leverage and reduce duplication. As part of the Statutory Funding Agreement with the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment the FRDC is required to invest in a diverse range of RD&E activities (balanced investment portfolio approach) that take a risk-based approach and deliver impact on short and longer-term timescales. The FRDC aims to spread its investment in R&D across

2520-529: The FRDC's RD&E plan. The FRDC invests in Research and Development (R&D) that supports all fishing and aquaculture – commercial wild-catch, aquaculture, Indigenous and recreational fishers, the post-harvest sector, and Australian community. The FRDC investment policy establishes a framework for informing and governing investment decisions. Knowledge generated from partnerships and past research, development and extension (RD&E) activities are considered in

2590-734: The Hon Jonathon Duniam and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment provide the key priorities that need to be addressed from an Australian government perspective. The department acts as the day to day policy intermediary between the offices of Minister, Assistant Minister and the FRDC. The Australian Fisheries Management Forum comprises the heads of the federal, state and territory government agencies responsible for management of fisheries, who discuss strategic issues relating to fisheries and aquaculture management. The FRDC works with

2660-558: The Sarjeant-at-Arms where the same three reading process is followed. The bill was then passed by both houses and given royal assent by the Governor General. The act itself, however came into effect 28 days after consent (in compliance with the legal policy) - known as date of proclamation. The Wine Corporation Act 1980 , an amended version of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 , passed in December 2010, enacting

2730-502: The Sustainable Development Goals. The FRDC R&D Plan identifies five R&D outcomes that will be delivered with the assistance of investment in five enabling strategies. The new R&D Plan also brings with it some changes to the way engagement, planning and investment will be undertaken. The FRDC will continue to invest in delivering outputs and impacts to achieve the R&D outcomes. However, how that investment

2800-605: 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 other international agreements; and this Act shall be construed and administered accordingly. The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980

2870-499: The Wine Australia corporation’s endeavours is sourced primarily from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment . The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) was previously structured in separate government departments as the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Environment and Energy. These two departments were then brought together to establish

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2940-557: The above under the impetus of the '$ 50million package' that they have been provided through funding from Department of Water, Agriculture and the Environment. Through this, market development team puts into place certain measures focused particularly on helping Australian wine businesses capture market opportunities specifically in China and USA. These projects involve print, broadcast, online and social media, key influencer engagement and events, and consumer education which work together to develop

3010-573: The corporation's five programs, strategic directions are established in association with the FRDC's stakeholders, which are: The FRDC works with its partners to undertake program management effectively, to disseminate the results, and to assist with their adoption and, when appropriate, commercialisation. Four representative organisations have been appointed under the PIERD Act, with which the FRDC consults and reports formally at their annual general meetings: The FRDC continues to partner with other RDCs on

3080-435: The current department on 1 February 2020. As well as this, ministers responsible for the department were appointed. These being; David Littleproud as Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management; Keith Pitt as Minister for Resources and Water; and Sussan Ley as Minister for the Environment. Along with this, Andrew Metcalfe AO was appointed as the secretary for the department. The department itself stands as

3150-444: The doubling of the productivity of the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. It is one of five RDCs which are statutory corporations, along with AgriFutures Australia , Wine Australia , the Cotton Research and Development Corporation , and the Grain Research and Development Corporation At its inception in 1992, the corporation's major focus was on research concerning the management of commercial wild-catch fisheries and, to

3220-471: 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

3290-496: The fishing and aquaculture community at sector, jurisdictional, regional and national levels to identify priorities and mechanisms for adoption important to them. In addition to industry, the FRDC works and meets with government and fisheries managers. These relationships are important in establishing R&D priorities, in particular the interaction with the Commonwealth Government as one of FRDC's major investors. They have

3360-467: The following countries in accordance with the associated descriptions (where provided). In Australia , statutory corporations are a type of statutory authority created by Acts of state or federal parliaments. A statutory corporation is defined in the federal Department of Finance 's glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e.

3430-539: The forum, sitting as an invited representative to meetings, providing advice and ensuring forum priorities are incorporated into the corporation's RD&E planning processes. The FRDC understands that adoption of research outputs by management agencies is a key to optimising management outcomes. It will continue to work with AFMF, participating as an invited representative to its meetings, providing advice and ensuring AFMF priorities are incorporated into planning and prioritisation processes. In developing projects addressing

3500-726: The initiatives undertaken. The bulk of this department's focus is put to enabling wine businesses to be assisted in their information obtaining processes to make it a lot easier for the industry as a whole to collect and manage information in an efficient manner. In terms of its operational objectives, this department is positioned to focus on: providing information on the wine sector, collecting and providing global wine market intelligence, regularly projecting and updating wine sector data and trends, responding to inquiries on their publications, initiating and collaborating with others on data collection, contributing and collaborating with related publications and forums. More specifically, this department

3570-671: The insight on priorities and assist the FRDC to respond to issues and take full advantage of opportunities when they arise. R&D Plan Outcomes 1. Growth for enduring prosperity 2. Best practices and production systems 3. A culture that is inclusive and forward thinking 4. Fair and secure access to aquatic resources 5. Community trust, respect and value R&D Plan Enabling Strategies I. Drive digitisation and advanced analytics II. Strengthen adoption for transformational change III. Promote innovation and entrepreneurship IV. Build capability and capacity V. Provide foundational information and support services Extracted from

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3640-528: The legal form of Sixth Form Colleges and Further Education Colleges , as well as Higher Education Corporations, the legal form of most post-1992 universities , are all statutory corporations created under the Education Reform Act 1988 and the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 ; a small number of older universities are also statutory corporations created under specific acts of parliament. The phrase

3710-432: The legalities of running the corporation and their compliance regime is administered by the appointed staff in this department. The areas of compliance that this department particularly monitor and assess include the; Label Integrity Program, Winemaking , Wine labelling, Exporting, Wine Export Levy & fees,   Shipping and Logistics . All of which play a role in this department being able to contribute to establishing

3780-425: The monitoring, evaluating and reporting on RD&E activities and facilitates the dissemination, extension and commercialisation of research results to end-users. The FRDC achieves this through coordinating investment by government and industry, and involving stakeholders to set and address RD&E priorities. The FRDC also monitors and evaluates the adoption of RD&E outputs to inform future decisions. Formed as

3850-586: The national representative of the country’s interests in agriculture, water and the environment whilst leading efforts to protect and strengthen the nation’s agriculture, water resources, the environment and heritage. DAWE is responsible for the practical funding of Wine Australia’s business plans for the maintenance and sustainable achievement of their main objective. This being investing in practices to expand domestic and international markets. They intend to achieve this by conducting research, development and extension to protect and administer Australian wine exports and

3920-545: The ongoing performance of the corporation and the executive director. The Board's authority to govern the FRDC is granted under the PIRD Act. The direction and control of the FRDC, including its business and affairs, is vested in the Board as a whole. The objectives of the Board are to add value by ensuring that appropriate governance is in place by: The Board meets a minimum of five times annually, not including special meetings. During

3990-660: The paperwork with the appropriate agency as part of the formation of the entity. At the Federal level, a small number of corporations are created by Congress . Prior to the District of Columbia being granted the ability to issue corporate charters in the late 19th century, corporations operating in the District required a congressional charter . With limited exceptions, most corporations created by Congress are not federally chartered, but are simply created as District of Columbia corporations as

4060-552: The partnerships established with individual industry sectors. The FRDC also invests in, and partners, entities such as Southern Rocklobster Ltd, Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association, Tasmanian Salmonid Growers' Association, Australian Pearl Producers Association, Australian Prawn Farmers' Association and Australian Barramundi Farmers' Association. In any given year, the corporation has under management about 300 active projects. Investment in research

4130-448: The program can occur randomly, but are also scheduled annually for each region. Compliance protocols under this program stipulate that the minimum labelling information on wine sold in Australia is: This department of Wine Australia is responsible for ensuring that the growth of domestic and international markets for wine is maintained and maximised through research, development and extension measures that are undertaken. This department

4200-523: The project level. A key area for collaboration has been the R&D for Profit Program and projects in which the FRDC is a co-investor. The FRDC has assisted in coordinating sponsorship and participation in events such as EvokeAg, ABARES 'Outlook' conference and individual projects on data, safety and community perceptions. The FRDC administers a research and development levy on behalf of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA),

4270-677: The railway network and was previously also an operator. The MTR Corporation Limited was also such a company, then named as Mass Transit Railway Corporation. Other examples include the Ocean Park Corporation , and the former Industrial Estates Corporation and Land Development Corporation . Statutory corporations are government establishments brought into existence by a Special Act of the Parliament. The Act defines its powers and functions, rules and regulations governing its employees and its relationship with government departments. This

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4340-468: The statutory corporations are private commercial operations, a number of which have been privatised, in part or in whole, since the 1980s: these have included the national airline Qantas , Telstra (also previously known as Telecom Australia) and the Commonwealth Bank . A statutory corporation in Germany is called a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (KdöR). An example of a statutory corporation

4410-473: The three sectors of fishing: commercial (wild catch and aquaculture), recreational and indigenous customary. The FRDC has a significant responsibility in ensuring, on behalf of the Australian Government, that research is undertaken to assist in the management of the fisheries and aquaculture resource for ongoing sustainability. A significant proportion of funding is therefore directed to research that has

4480-565: The time. In 1980, the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980 was passed, forming the AWBC authority that has progressed to the present. With the passing of this act, the functions of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, and thus the purpose of its formation were declared. Holistically, this act lists out its explicit objectives Part 1 s3 (1): (1)  The objects of this Act are:                     (a)  to promote and control

4550-497: The usual policy today is that a private limited company by shares or public limited company incorporated under the Companies' Acts is set up instead, with the relevant minister holding 100% of the issued share capital. Nonetheless, as of 2007 several prominent statutory corporations continue to exist, such as Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), Bord Gáis Éireann , An Bord Pleanála ,

4620-711: The vintage, variety or geographical indication of wine manufactured in Australia This program sets out multiple controls on wine labelling in compliance and adherence to the Geographic Indications regulations explicit in Part 6B of the Wine Australia Corporation Act. In doing so, the compliance department are able to hold administrative control over truth in labelling by ensuring winemakers keep records and by imposing audits where required. These audits under

4690-473: The whole value-chain of fishing and aquaculture, as well as address the needs of both Indigenous and recreational fishers. The FRDC remains focussed on investing to address the priorities of stakeholders (jurisdictions and sectors) while addressing challenges that have a national and/or cross sectoral benefit. The FRDC has agreed to be an inaugural member of the new joint collaborative Research and Development Corporation (RDC) investment vehicle that will establish

4760-582: The wine industry itself. DAWE has provided monetary funding to establish and phase in Wine Australia’s “Export and Regional Wine Support Package”, which is at the forefront of their role. Explicitly stated in their 2017-18 Grants Report, DAWE states that they intend to provide this funding “to implement the government approved business plan for the Export and Regional Wine Support Package”. Through this, sum of $ 54,263,000 has been granted to Wine Australia with

4830-651: The year the Board will visit various locations as part of Board meetings, to meet industry, management agencies, research providers and other stakeholders providing an opportunity to inform the FRDC of its R&D needs. The primary revenue for the FRDC comes from the Australian Government and the fishing and aquaculture commercial, recreational and indigenous sectors, based on: The corporation also manages significant contributions by stakeholders in FRDC-funded projects. The FRDC's strategic investments in RD&;E activities benefit

4900-494: Was passed in Australian federal parliament to lawfully govern the operational activities of the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation and the Australian wine regions respectively. This process involved the act being presented to the House of Representatives as a bill . In this form, it was subject to three readings and once ministers are satisfied, the bill was then sent to the Senate by

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