GTA Committees
FOR ALL GTA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS - DECLARATION
Complete and sign GTA Technical Committees Charter and Terms of Reference Declaration
This is an online form that contains Technical Committees Charter and Terms of Reference. It takes approximately 1-2 min to complete. This Declaration is required to be completed prior to your first Committee meeting.
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 & Domestic Sector Council Nomination Form 2023-24
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 & GTA Director | |
Michael Wood | GTA Director | |
Rosemary Richards | GTA Consultant | |
Adrian Reginato | Cargill Australia Ltd | |
Ian Desborough | AGEC | |
Peter Nash | Grain Industry Association of WA | |
Courtney Draper | AEGIC | |
Kellie Todman | CBH Group | |
Sean Barker | GrainCorp | |
Annabel Mactier | Grain Growers Limited | |
John Ackerman | Grains Australia Limited | |
Nick Goddard | AOF | |
Julie O'Dea | Viterra | |
Gerard McMullen | NWPGP | |
Joshua Lawrence | Ikon Commodities | |
Carl Hinze | Holding Redlich | |
Geoff Moore | Commodity Inspection Service | |
Scott Merson | Rain Agribusiness |
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 |
Andrew Jurgs | Namoi Cotton (QAM Representative) |
Nathan Cattle | Clear Grain Exchange |
Michael Commadeur | Emerald Grain |
John Payne | Cargill Australia Ltd |
Collin Bettles | Grain Producers Australia |
Stephen Howells | Ridley Agriproducts |
Fiona Roycroft | Riordan Grain Services |
Sean Cole | Grain Growers Limited |
Sam Batters | CHS Broadbent |
Hamish Steel-Park | Woodside Commodities |
Stephen Clarke | ADM Trading Australia |
Joshua Lawrence | Ikon Commodities |
Peter Levido | GrainCorp |
Ben Tiller | CBH Group |
Matt Clarke | Inghams |
Erin Burns | George Weston Foods (Mauri) |
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 | Chair & GTA Director |
Simon Tickner | Deputy Chair & GTA Director |
Matt Kelly | Deputy Chair & GTA Director |
Gerard McMullen | GTA Technical Consultant |
Cain McGregor | Cargill Australia Ltd |
Matthew Madden | Grain Producers Australia |
Vince Moroney | CBH Group |
William Thompson | Emerald Grain |
Julie O'Dea | Viterra |
Paul Panozzo | Allied Pinnacle |
Sam Nelson | Grain Growers Limited |
Geoff Moore | Commodity Inspection Services |
Matt Samin | GrainCorp |
Marcus Dingle | Hazeldenes |
Bobbi Ryan | CHS Broadbent |
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 |
Matt Kelly | Deputy Chair & GTA Director |
Michelle Kerr | GTA Director |
Andrew Weidemann | Grain Producers Australia |
Craig Dennis | Network Grains |
Travis Anderson | Emerald Grains |
Mark O'Brien | George Weston Foods Ltd |
Jock Carter | Quattro Ports - Newcastle |
Annabel Mactier | Grain Growers Limited |
Alistair Boyd | Cargill Australia |
Derek Robjohns | Viterra Ltd |
Michael Broadbent | CHS Broadbent |
Josh Connell | GrainCorp |
Morne' van Wyngaard | CBH Group |
Matt Clarke | Inghams |
Joshua Lawrence | NSW Ports |
Scott Merson | Rain Agribusiness |
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 |
Rob Imray | Deputy Chair & GTA Director |
Rosemary Richards | GTA Consultant |
Tristan Coram | Australian Grain Technologies |
Gerard Pagoni | Grain Producers Australia |
Sam Nelson | Grain Growers Limited |
Tresslyn Walmsley | Wheat Breeders Reference Group |
David Hudson | SGa Solutions Pty Ltd |
Nicholas Chambers | GrainCorp |
Nick Goddard | AOF |
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.
Richard Perkins | Chair & GTA Director |
Ole Houe | Deputy Chair & GTA Director |
Nathan Cattle | Clear Grain Exchange |
Ian Dalgliesh | Rise Agri |
Sam Nelson | Grain Growers Ltd |
Emma Weston | Agridigital |
Peter Johnston | GrainCorp |
Darren Douglas | Cargill |
Ian Sproul | CBH Grain |
David Houghton | AgRisk |
Jay Holland | National Grower Register |
Julie O'Dea | Viterra |