Commonwealth act

Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1963

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

62 of 1963

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act

Plain English Summary

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This Act performs a technical update to the Wine Overseas Marketing Act, changing the name of a key wine industry body recognized in the law.

The name change The legislation updates references from the "Federal Viticultural Council of Australia" to the "Federal Wine and Brandy Producers' Council of Australia Incorporated". This affects how members are appointed to the Australian Wine Board (the body responsible for marketing Australian wine overseas).

Protecting existing appointments Anyone already serving on the Australian Wine Board—who was originally nominated by an association affiliated with the old Council—keeps their position. They serve their full term and remain eligible for re-appointment.

Why this matters This is essentially housekeeping: ensuring the law recognizes the industry's new name while preventing any disruption to the current Board membership.

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Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1963

WINE OVERSEAS MARKETING.

No. 62 of 1963.

An Act to amend the Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1929–1961.

[Assented to 28th October, 1963.]

[Date of commencement, 25th November, 1963.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1963.

(2.) The Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1929-1961 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1929-1963.

Australian Wine Board.

2.—(1.) Section five of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Federal Viticultural Council of Australia” (wherever occurring), and inserting in their stead the words “Federal Wine and Brandy Producers’ Council of Australia Incorporated”.

(2.) Notwithstanding the amendments made by the last preceding sub-section, the members of the Australian Wine Board appointed upon the nomination of associations affiliated with the Federal Viticultural Council of Australia and holding office immediately before the commencement of this Act continue to hold office, subject to the Principal Act, for the period for which they were appointed and are eligible for re-appointment.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Wine Overseas Marketing Act 1963