Department of Commerce and Agriculture

Scope

• Agriculture Production
• Agricultural Economics
• Assistance to Primary Producers
• Australian Agricultural Council
• Collection and dissemination of commercial intelligence and general information
• Contact with State Departments of Agriculture regarding agricultural production
• Contact with the following organization and administration of any Commonwealth Acts under which they are established:
• *Australian Apple and Pear Advisory Council
• *Australian Apple and Pear Marketing Board
• *Australian Barley Board
• *Australian Canned Fruits Board
• *Australian Citrus Advisory Council
• *Australian Dairy Produce Board
• *Australian Hides and Leather Industries Board
• *Australian Meat Board
• *Australian National Publicity Association
• *Australian Potato Board
• *Australian Tobacco Board
• *Australian Wheat Board
• *Australian Wine Board
• *Australian Wool Board
• *Australian Wool Realization Commission
• *Commonwealth Food Control
• *Council for the Australian Pig Industry
• *Dairy Produce Control Committee
• *Dried Fruits Control Board
• *Egg Producer's Council
• *Federal Potato Advisory Committee
• *Field Peas Board
• *Meat Canning Committee
• *Meat Industry Advisory Committee
• *Standing Committee on Agriculture
• *Superphosphate Industry Committee
• *Wheat Industry Stabilization Board
• *Wheat Stabilization Advisory Committee
• *Eastern Trade Advisory Committee
• Exhibitions
• External Trade - Overseas trade promotion
• Fisheries - Administration of Commonwealth policy and co-ordination of State activities and control of fishing in extra-Territorial waters
• General Trade inquiries
• Investigation of overseas trade matters
• Inspection and/or grading of dairy produce, meat, fruit, jams, honey, vegetables, etc., exported from the Commonwealth
• Investigation of marketing, economic and other problems of farming industries
• Marketing investigations abroad
• Rural credits
• Rural man-power
• Tourist publicity abroad
• Trade Agreements-
• *Administration of export aspects
• *Collaboration with other Departments in negotiations
• Trade Commissioner Service
• Trade publicity and advertising in Australia, the United Kingdom and elsewhere
• Trade Surveys for specific commodities
• Published Overseas Trading

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