GTA Committees

The Committee structure within GTA allows members to raise issues that impact on their commercial operations; leading to industry consensus on trade rules and grain standards in particular.

The Chairman of the Committee is a Board member who selects appropriately qualified industry personnel subject to Board endorsement. Any member can nominate themselves or someone else for consideration and any member can present issues to the committees.

The Committees report to the members annually at the Common Interest Forum.

All GTA Committee members are bound by a Committee Confidentiality Agreement and follow the GTA Committee Expense Guidelines.

Charter of the GTA Technical Committees contains issues common to all Committees, Terms of Reference for each Technical Committee and the Confidentiality Agreement for Technical Committee members.
 

GTA Technical Committee - Submission Form
GTA Technical Committees will from time to time call on Members to submit recommendations on specific industry issues.

GTA also welcomes, throughout the year, Member submissions regarding any other industry issues of relevance to GTA's role in supporting the efficient facilitation of trade across the Australian grain supply chain.
 

Submissions should be returned by email to admin@graintrade.org.au  

Trade and Market Access Committee

The Trade and Market Access Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:

• Storage & Handling;
• Contractual issues (domestic and export);
• Conduct an advocacy role for the grain industry and statutory organisations on issues of importance to members;
• GTA education and training issues, specifically those supporting the objectives of this Committee; and
• Other relevant matters of concern to GTA members and within the area of expertise of the Biotechnology Committee.

Trade and Market Access Committee - Chair Mitchell Morison

Commerce Committee

The Commerce Committee is responsible for:

• Review of and recommendations for changes or additions to GTA contracts (includes compiling freight differentials and other supporting documents);
• Review of and recommendations for changes or additions to GTA Trading Rules; and
• Review and management of the GTA arbitration process.

Commerce Committee – Chair Phillip Holmes

Standards Committee

The Standards Committee is responsible for:

• Review of and recommendations for updates of commodity standards in cooperation with Pulse Australia, Australian Oilseeds Federation and other industry participants;
• Review of issues relating to quality assurance and recommendations on action for GTA Development of protocols for accreditation of laboratories involved in testing to support GTA contracts; and
• Development of the Industry Codes of Practice.

Standards Committee – Chair Robert Parkes

Transport, Storage & Ports Committee

The Transport, Storage & Ports Committee is a Sub Committee of the Commerce Committee and is responsible for making recommendations on:

• Location differentials;
• Conduct of registration schemes for approved bulk handlers; and
• Other relevant matters of concern to GTA Members and within the area of expertise of the Transport, Storage & Ports Committee.

Transport, Storage & Ports Committee – Chair Matthew Rutter