Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2025:

The adequacy of the voluntary Code of Conduct for Australian Winegrape Purchases (code), with reference to:

(a) the structure of, and any inequities in, the Australian winegrape and wine processing market;

(b) the nature and impact of current market and trading arrangements on the winegrape and wine processing industries;

(c) the impact of the current market structure on employment conditions for workers in the supply chain;

(d) the availability, transparency and accessibility of winegrape market price information and its effectiveness in forecasting winegrape prices and demand;

(e) the effectiveness of the current administration of the code;

(f) the adequacy of winegrape and wine industry representation at regional, state and national levels;

(g) policy and regulatory options to improve market competition and address any inequities, including the potential benefits and limitations of a mandatory code, and the applicability of existing mandatory codes of conduct in other primary industries; and

(h) any other related matters.

Question agreed to.