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The operation of the wine-making industry 13 October 2005 © Commonwealth of Australia 2005 ISBN 0 642 71581 5

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 149KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 85KB)
Summary and recommendations	(PDF 155KB)
Chapter 1 - Background	(PDF 136KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Overview Other issues for the future of the wine industry A note on defining ‘over-supply’
Chapter 2 - Issues to do with the supply and demand for grapes	(PDF 239KB)
Background: structure of the wine industry Issues raised in submissions Effect of the former tax incentive for vineyards Should there be price or supply controls? Other initiatives to stabilise the industry
Chapter 3 - Problems in relations between grapegrowers and winemakers	(PDF 202KB)
Growers’ complaints Legal remedies
Chapter 4 - Improving the position of growers	(PDF 227KB)
Direct regulation of terms and conditions Collective bargaining Collective boycotts A code of conduct for the winegrape trade? A national winegrape growers’ body
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 94KB)
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the Public Hearings	(PDF 114KB)
Appendix 3 - Additional information	(PDF 123KB)
Appendix 4 - Sample comments by growers	(PDF 155KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3511
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5811
Email:	rrat.sen@aph.gov.au