Wine Australia Regulations 2018
21ALabel Directory
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21A Label Directory
(1) This section is made for the purposes of section 45A of the Act. (2) The Authority must establish, maintain and make publicly available a database (the Label Directory). (3) The Label Directory must be kept in electronic form. Contents of Label Directory (4) If a digital colour image of a grape product label is provided to the Authority under section 17A by a licensee, the Authority must include the following in the Label Directory: (a) the image (including personal information in the image); (b) if the image contains writing that is not in English—an English translation of that writing; (c) the date of inclusion in the Label Directory of the image. (5) If a licensee is an exporter of a grape product in relation to which the digital colour image of the grape product label has been included in the Label Directory, the Authority must also include the following information (including personal information) in the Label Directory: (a) if the exporter has an ACN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001)—that ACN; (b) if the exporter has an ABN (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999)—that ABN; (c) if the exporter has an ARBN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001)—that ARBN; (d) for each export of a consignment of the grape product by the exporter—the day on which the grape product is to be, or was, exported and either: (i) if the Authority is not aware of the country in which the grape product is intended for retail sale—the country to which the grape product is to be, or was, exported; or (ii) if the Authority is aware of the country in which the grape product is intended for retail sale—that country. Variation of contents of Label Directory (6) The Authority may vary the contents of the Label Directory (including for the purpose of correcting any error in the Label Directory).