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New Horticulture Code Obligations
Fruit Growers Tasmania | Friday, 4 August 2017, 11.15am
Under the new Horticulture Code of Conduct growers are asked to be aware they must be operating under a Horticulture Produce Agreement. All growers and traders must have a Code compliant Horticulture Produce Agreement. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says that if you are a farmer growing fruit and vegetables and sell through an agent or to a merchant, the law says you must have a written contract. The Code says this contract must include certain things like how price is calculated and when you get paid. Having a written code protects you. Example codes are available and information sessions are being held around the country to explain this in more detail. Please refer to:
www.accc.gov.au/business/industry-codes/horticulture-code-of-conduct
