Wine Industry Act 1994

This section applies if the holder of a wine merchant licence proposes to conduct a business involving either—

selling wine made from fruit grown by the holder on the holder’s licensed premises; or

selling wine made by the holder on the holder’s licensed premises.

The holder may apply to the chief executive to convert the holder’s licence to a wine producer licence (a conversion application).

The conversion application must—

be in writing; and

include particulars of the business the applicant proposes to conduct.

The chief executive may, by written notice, ask the applicant to give further information or documents relevant to the application.

The following provisions of this part apply to a conversion application as if the application were an application for a wine producer licence.

However, the chief executive is not obliged to consider whether the applicant is a suitable person to hold a wine producer licence.

Subsection (5) is subject to any express statement about conversion applications contained in the provisions.