Australian Eggs Limited (Australian Eggs) is the declared egg industry body under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024. Australian Eggs is an industry services body or provider of marketing and research and development (R&D) services for the benefit of all stakeholders, principally egg producers. Australian Eggs is mainly funded through statutory levies, disbursed under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024, and Australian Government funds for eligible R&D. Australian Eggs is a public, non-listed company and was registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on 18 November 2002 and commenced operations on 1 February 2003. The framework for Australian Eggs operations is established under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024, the statutory funding agreement with the Australian Government and the company's constitution. Australian Eggs services Australian egg producers irrespective of their size, location or farming system who distribute a wide variety of eggs and egg products to the local and international market. Australian Eggs is not an industry representative body. The Australian Eggs board is accountable to its members through its constitution established under the Corporations Act 2001 and to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry through the Statutory Funding Agreement for the expenditure of monies appropriated by Parliament under the Primary Industries Levies and Charges Disbursement Act 2024.
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