Review on the regulation of industrial hemp-based food products and cosmetic products in Australia
Overview of legislative framework Industrial hemp is a commercial crop primarily cultivated for fibre and seed and has a range…
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New Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets – are you impacted?
A new register will soon come into operation which will require foreign investors (including Australian companies and trusts with sufficient…
National Ag Day 2019
Australia’s food and agribusiness industry is a key contributor to the country’s GDP and on National Ag Day we reflect…
Grapes of Wrath: Wine Australia to clamp down on copycat wine with proposed wine export label directory
On 21 September 2018, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources announced the beginning of a four week consultation period…
Cheese, butter and potatoes are on the menu as the ACCC focuses on unfair contract terms in the agriculture industry
The transition to the new financial year has been accompanied by a flurry of activity by the ACCC regarding unfair…
New 'open and transparent sale process' requirements for agricultural land acquisitions by foreign investors
Background On 1 February 2018, the Commonwealth Government updated its guidance in relation to agricultural land acquisitions by foreign investors….