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Agency:
Board of Management (Fruit and Nut Industry Research and Development Account)
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1999
Description:
Note: no records have yet been transferred to TAHO by this agency.;;;;The Board was established according to the Apple and Pear Industry (Crop Insurance) Amendment and Repeal Act 1999, and subsequently the Fruit and Nut Industry (Research, Development and Extension Trust Fund) Act 2012.;;;;According to the new Act, any money standing to the credit of the Fruit and Nut Resarch Development Extension Account is to be applied by the Board of Management for the benefit of Tasmania's fruit and nut industry by funding the following activities:;;research;;(i) research;;(ii) development of the industry;;(iii) extension of the industry;;(iv) marketing and promotion;;(v) the establishment of access to markets;;(vi) the development of protocols relating to quarantine;;(vii) the improvement or acquisition of land, buildings, plant or equipment;
Legislation Administered:
Apple and Pear Industry (Crop Insurance) Amendment and Repeal Act 1999, Fruit and Nut Industry (Research, Development and Extension Trust Fund) Act 2012
Legislation Creating:
Apple and Pear Industry (Crop Insurance) Amendment and Repeal Act 1999
Functions Performed:
Primary industries
Previous Agencies:
Fruit Crop Insurance Committee (TA1982)01 Jan 198231 Dec 1999