Primary Industry Funding Schemes (SA Grape Growers Industry Fund) Regulations 2021

The Fund may be applied by the Minister for any of the following purposes:

payments to a body that, in the opinion of the Minister, represents

SA grape growers for 1 or more of the following purposes:

the reasonable operating and management expenses of the body;

promoting SA grape growers;

undertaking or facilitating research and development, or the collection and dissemination to SA winemakers and SA grape growers of information, relevant to SA grape growers and, in particular, to the improvement of industry practices;

fees for affiliation of the body with regional, State or national bodies representing or promoting the interests of grape growers;

programs designed to encourage communication and cooperation between SA winemakers and SA grape growers;

other purposes of the body;

payments for other purposes for the benefit of SA grape growers;

payment of the expenses of administering the Fund;

payments to the Consolidated Account or a special deposit account established under section 8 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 of amounts in accordance with an agreement entered into between the Minister and a body to which payments may be made under paragraph (a), being repayments of an amount advanced to that body under the agreement;

repayment of contributions to the Fund under regulation 6.