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GTA Committees
The Committee structure within GTA allows Members to raise issues that impact on their commercial operations, leading to industry consensus on particular issues such as, trade rules and grain standards.
The Chairman of each Technical Committee is Board appointed according to his or her particular qualifications. Any Member can nominate themselves or someone else for a position on a GTA Technical Committee and all members can submit issues to the Technical Committees.
All GTA Technical Committees must agree to and abide by:
Charter of the GTA Technical Committees
GTA Technical Committees Expense Guidelines
GTA Technical Committees Nomination Form 2020-2021
GTA Technical Committees Supporting Information Form 2020-2021
GTA Technical Committee Recommendations and Submissions
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 presented to GTA on the following form and forwarded to submissions@graintrade.org.au
GTA Technical Committee - Submission Form
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.
Jason Craig | Chair (GTA Director) | |
Lyndon Asser | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) | |
Richard Perkins | Deputy Chair | |
Michael Wood | Rural Logic (GTA Director) | |
Rosemary Richards | GTA Consultant | |
Adrian Reginato | Cargill Australia Ltd | |
Richard Simonaitis | AEGIC | |
Larissa Taylor | GIWA | |
Rob Dickie | CBH Group | |
Amelia Shaw | Grain Growers | |
Nick Goddard | Aust. Oilseeds Fed | |
Jade Saunders | Viterra | |
Tony Russell | GIMAF | |
Sean Barker | Graincorp | |
Gerard McMullen | NWPGP | |
Joshua Lawrence | Ikon Commodities | |
Jodie Dean | NSW Farmers |
Commerce Committee
The Commerce Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:
- Review of and changes or additions to GTA contracts (includes compiling location differentials and other supporting documents);
- Review of and changes or additions to the GTA Trade Rules; and
- Review and management of the GTA arbitration process.
Michael Wood | Chair (GTA Director) |
Lyndon Asser | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Geoff Farnsworth | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Simon Tickner | GTA Director |
Simon Gellert | Glencore Agriculture |
Justin Wilks | ADM Trading Australia |
Nathan Cattle | Clear Grain Exchange |
John Payne | Cargill Australia Ltd |
George Keldoulis | Emerald Grain |
Stephen Howells | Ridley Agriproducts |
Andrew Jurgs | Carpendale |
Amelia Shaw | Grain Growers |
Joshua Lawrence | Allied Pinnacle |
Shane Gale | Grain Producers Australia |
Fiona Roycroft | Riordan Grain Services |
Sam Batters | CHS Broadbent |
Hamish Steel-Park | Woodside Commodities |
Alex Onus | GrainCorp |
Ben Tiller | CBH Group |
Standards Committee
The Standards Committee shall make recommendations to the GTA Board on issues relating to:
- Review and updates of commodity standards in cooperation with Pulse Australia, Australian Oilseeds Federation and other industry participants;
- Review of issues relating to quality assurance for GTA Development of protocols for accreditation of laboratories involved in testing to support GTA contracts; and
- Development of the Industry Codes of Practice.
Michelle Kerr | Chairman (GTA Director) |
Simon Tickner | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Rob Imray | Deputy Chair |
Gerard McMullen | GTA Technical Consultant |
Robert Eassie | Grain Producers Australia |
Vince Moroney | CBH Group |
Adrian Reginato | Cargill Australia Ltd |
Melinda Curwood | Emerald Grain |
Marcus Dingle | Reid Stockfeeds |
Jade Saunders | Viterra |
Jason Shanley | GrainCorp |
Paul Panozzo | Allied Pinnacle |
James Saunders | Commodity Inspection Service |
Zach Whale | GrainGrowers Ltd |
Justyn O'Sullivan | Australian Superintendence Co |
Transport, Storage & Ports Committee
The Transport, Storage & Ports Committee is responsible for making recommendations on:
- Port Terminal and Container Matters;
- Transport, Storage and Quality Assurance;
- Other relevant matters of concern to GTA Members and within the area of expertise of the Transport, Storage & Ports Committee.
Geoff Farnsworth | Chair (GTA Director) |
Jason Craig | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Michelle Kerr | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Simon Tickner | GTA Director |
Travis Anderson | Emerald Grain |
Craig Dennis | Network Grains |
Mark O'Brien | George Weston Foods Ltd |
Derek Rob Johns | Viterra Ltd |
Andrew Weidemann | Grain Producers Australia |
David Syme | Grain Brokers Australia Pty Ltd |
Edward Bayles | Cargill Australia Ltd |
Michael Broadbent | CHS Broadbent |
Dene Ladmore | Quattro Ports |
Josh Connell | GrainCorp |
Matt Kelly | Kelly Grains |
Zach Whale | Grain Growers |
Morne' van Wyngaard | CBH Group |
Plant Breeding Innovation
The Committee for Plant Breeding Innovation is responsible for making recommendations to the Board and industry on the potential effect to commerical activity as a result of the:
- Planned intentional release of approved GM grain events; or the
- Unplanned and unintentional release (escape) of unapproved grain events
- Implications arising from plant breeding innovations
Jason Craig | Chair (GTA Director) |
Daniel Marsh | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Rosemary Richards | GTA Consultant |
Tristan Coram | Australian Grain Technologies |
Tanya Pittard | Grain Producers Australia (GPA) |
Zach Whale | GrainGrowers Ltd |
David Hudson | Invited by GTA, SGA Solutions |
Nick Goddard | Invited by GTA, AOF |
Tresslyn Walmsley | Invited by GTA, Wheat Breeders Ref. |
Tony Russell | GIMAF |
Osman Mewett | Invited by GTA, ASF |
Michael Roche | GrainCorp |
Adrian Reginato | Cargill Australia Ltd |
Information Technology Advisory Committee
The Information Technology Advisory Committee will make recommendations to the GTA Board in relation to:
- Improving the faciliation of trade through collaboration whilst acknowledging the value of investment, innovation, and differentiation in the competitive process and the faciliation of trade.
- Identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities for the grains industry from a data and information technology perspective.
- Identification of opportunities to improve data exchange across the industry and Governments (local and global) to improve efficient faciliation of trade.
Daniel Marsh | Chair (GTA Director) |
Ole Houe | Deputy Chair (GTA Director) |
Richard Perkins | GTA Director |
Zach Whale | GrainGrowers Ltd |
David Houghton | AgRisk Management Pty Ltd |
Jay Holland | National Grower Register |
Ian Dalgliesh | Rise Agri |
Peter Johnston | GrainCorp |
Nathan Cattle | Clear Grain Exchange |
Michael Rayner | CBH Grain |
Emma Weston | AgriDigital |
Matthew Trewin | Cargill |
Jade Saunders | Viterra |