THE AUSTRALIAN ARK – Federation to the Modern Era | 1900–1982
THE EXPORT BOUNTY ACT 1924 The Export Bounty Act 1924 profoundly impacted on the future direction of the Australian wine industry. From this point, fortified wines began to dominate production in Australia for around 40 years. No. 23 of 1924 An Act to provide for the Payment of Bounty on the Export of Fortified Wine [Assented to 17th September, 1924] Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:– 1. This Act may be cited as the Wine Export Bounty Act 1924 . 2. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears–‘fortified wine’ means wine, the produce of Australia, which is the fermented juice of the grape and which has been fortified so as to contain not less than thirty-four per centum of proof spirit. 3. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, this bounty specified in this Act. 4. The bounty under this Act shall be payable in respect of fortified wine exported from the Commonwealth on or after the first day of September One thousand nine hundred and twenty-four and on or before the thirty-first day of August One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven. 5. The rate of bounty payable under this Act shall be Four shillings per gallon. 6. The bounty shall be payable to the exporter of the fortified wine. (1.) Every claimant of bounty under this Act shall supply with his claim a certificate stating the quantity of Doradillo grapes purchased by him from each supplier thereof during the two years immediately preceding the date of exportation of the fortified wine in respect of which bounty is claimed, and the name of each supplier of, and the amount paid to each supplier for, such Doradillo grapes. (2.) Before any claim for bounty is paid the Minister may require the claimant to furnish, and the claimant shall thereupon furnish, such information as to the correctness or otherwise of the certificates supplied in accordance with the last preceding sub-section as the Minister deems necessary. 7. No bounty shall be authorized to be paid unless the exporter of the fortified wine furnishes proof to the satisfaction of the Minister that the requirements of this Act and the regulations have been complied with.
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