Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

WINE AUSTRALIA REGULATIONS 2018 (F2018L00286) - REG 30

                   For the purposes of subsection 40J(5) of the Act, wine is exempted from the operation of subsections 40C(1) and 40G(1) of the Act if:

                     (a)  the description and presentation of the wine is false, or does not comply with registered conditions of use, only because of the use of a term that is recognised as the name of a variety, or a synonym of a name of a variety, by at least one of the following organisations:

                              (i)  International Organisation of Vine and Wine;

                             (ii)  International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants;

                            (iii)  International Plant Genetic Resources Institute; and

                     (b)  the term is used to describe a variety of grapes from which the wine is made.