Grains Research and Development Corporation
Encyclopedia
Grains Research and Development Corporation is an Australian research
statutory corporation
founded in 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act, 1989 (PIERD Act). It is funded by the Australian government and a levy on graingrowers, which is determined by the industry's peak body Grains Council of Australia (GCA). The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
is the relevant government department.
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
statutory corporation
Statutory Corporation
A statutory corporation or public body is a corporation created by statute. While artificial legal personality is almost always the result of statutory intervention, a statutory corporation does not include corporations owned by shareholders whose legal personality derives from being registered...
founded in 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act, 1989 (PIERD Act). It is funded by the Australian government and a levy on graingrowers, which is determined by the industry's peak body Grains Council of Australia (GCA). The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is an Australian government department. The Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s role is to develop and implement policies and programs that ensure Australia's agricultural, fisheries, food and forestry industries...
is the relevant government department.