Rowena McNally
Sugar Industry Commissioner |
The Office of the Sugar Industry Commissioner was established to administer regulatory functions of a non-marketing nature. The Commissioner's functions are contained in the Sugar Industry Act 1999, and include -
Harvesting Disputes
The Commissioner can grant access rights over land to assist in the harvesting of cane and supply of cane to a mill:
- permit to pass to give a sugar cane grower access over other lands to harvest or deliver sugar cane
- cane railway easement to allow a mill owner to take sugar cane to a mill
Access rights can be granted by the landowner and registered on the Commissioner's Access Rights Register.
The Commissioner may:
grant, vary or cancel access rights
order compensation; or
appoint a valuer to decide fair compensation
Contact the Commissioner's Office for application forms, procedures and general information relating to applications for the granting, variation or removal of an access right, or for searches of the Access Rights register.
Application Forms and Guidelines can also be downloaded from this website. .
Other
The Commissioner also has the function to act for the benefit of the sugar industry. |
