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AWTA Ltd (Australian Wool Testing Authority) is the largest wool testing organisation in the world.
As a consolidated group, AWTA comprises of 3 operating divisions in Australia (AWTA Raw Wool, AWTA Product Testing and Agrifood Technology), its wholly owned subsidiary NZWTA and its joint venture, JinAo Testing Company.
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Protecting Your Privacy
AWTA Ltd values its client's privacy and strives to protect the information it holds and uses about individuals who provide it with personal information.
AWTA Ltd's Privacy Policy can be accessed via the link below.
Download: AWTA Ltd Privacy Policy
Whistleblower Policy
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Terms and Conditions for AWTA Ltd Services
Summary
Before requesting any of the services associated with the downloadable documents below, it is your responsibility to ensure that you familiarise yourself with the Terms and Conditions associated with those services. By requesting any of the services, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by the appropriate Terms and Conditions.
We may amend the terms below at any time by notifying you, including in any one or more of the following ways:
- Printing the amended terms on our Test Request forms.
- Referring to the amendments and/or printing the amended terms in a newsletter or Fees List.
- Posting the amended terms on this website.
Your continued use of the testing services or consulting services after such notice and/or amendment will constitute acceptance of the variation and the appropriate terms in general.
Documents available for download:
Product Testing Terms
FeedTest Terms
FeedTest Agency Terms
Fleece Measurement Terms
Pesticide Terms
Agrifood Terms
Terms for use of this website
Ownership and Access
By accessing the website and utilising its contents you expressly agree to these terms.
This website is owned by Australian Wool Testing Authority Limited (“AWTA Ltd”).
AWTA Ltd grants you a non-exclusive limited licence to access the site subject to these terms for use.
Any resale or commercial application of the website and its contents is prohibited.
Copyright
The material provided on this website is owned by AWTA Ltd, which retains the copyright therein. You may use such material for your personal reference only. Except for the temporary copy held in the cache of the electronic device used to access and navigate the website, a single back-up copy and a single permanent copy for your personal reference, the material may not be otherwise used, copied, reproduced, published, stored in a retrieval system, altered, on-sold, transmitted in any form or by any means in whole or in part (except where such use constitutes fair dealing under the Copyright Act (Commonwealth of Australia)).
Content Disclaimer
All material forming part of our website (including in any AWTA Ltd portals) is provided in good faith and believed to be accurate. It is provided for guidance purposes only and should not be used for commercial purposes, including trading of any commodities or goods. AWTA Ltd, our officers and staff make no representation or warranty as to the suitability of materials on this site for any purpose whatsoever, the timeliness, reliability, accuracy or completeness of the material and we accept no responsibility or liability arising in any way, including for negligence, for errors in, omissions from, or use of, that material. To the extent permitted by law, AWTA Ltd excludes all liability whatsoever to you arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the website, including without limitation, for any loss of profits, loss of business revenue, failure to realise expected profits or savings, overhead costs, loss of goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of value in any intellectual property, damages or liquidated sums payable pursuant to other agreements, other economic losses or any consequential or indirect losses of any kind howsoever arising and whether caused by breach of statute, breach of contract, negligence or other tort.
Trademarks and Logos
This website contains trademarks and logos owned by AWTA Ltd. You may not use or reproduce any trademark or logo (or part thereof) in any manner without the prior written authorisation of AWTA Ltd.
Linking to this website
The Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd (AWTA Ltd) (the owner of www.awta.com.au) welcomes administrators and managers of websites to place a link or links on their sites to specific pages within our site. All we ask of you is to adhere to the following conditions. By using text to link to www.awta.com.au you accept these conditions of use.
Address
You may link from your website to any page within our site, provided that the link is appropriately identified as a link to our site.
Links to www.awta.com.au MUST open within a new window, not within a window or page frame on your site.
Text
You must use the words "Australian Wool Testing Authority Ltd" or “AWTA Ltd” for your link to the selected page(s) of www.awta.com.au. Alternatively, you may use the title of the document(s) or page(s) to which you are linking provided the AWTA Ltd website is identified as the source.
Trademarks and Logos
You may not use any AWTA Ltd trademarks or logos (in whole or in part) in any manner without first obtaining our written authorisation.
You must not use any other trademark, logo icon, text or artwork as, or as part of, your link to www.awta.com.au.
You may place your link and the associated text to suit your needs on your website as long as:
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The link and associated text appear clearly and distinctly from any other link, text or graphics.
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The link is not used in any way to represent or imply falsely, deceptively or confusingly that either AWTA Ltd endorses or is affiliated with or related to any third party (including you) or product.
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Neither you nor the material on your website will disparage AWTA Ltd or its goods or services.
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Your website, and any material on it, conforms to accepted standards of public decency and good taste. It must not expose AWTA Ltd to any risk of liability under any criminal or civil law.
Disclaimer
You agree to use, and to link to, www.awta.com.au at your own risk. AWTA Ltd will not be liable for any loss or damage from any cause (including negligence) to your website and system, or to people linking to us from your website(s), caused by or in connection with a link to www.awta.com.au. Any such loss or damage will be your responsibility.
Indemnity for Linking to this Website
You agree to indemnify AWTA Ltd and keep it indemnified against all actions, claims, suits, proceedings, demands, damages, costs or liability made against AWTA Ltd arising in any manner from a breach by you of these terms.
AWTA Ltd reserves the right, solely at its discretion, to request removal of your link or to review your link at any time.
More Information
If you have any questions or comments about creating a link to us, please contact our webmaster:
AWTA Executive Team
The Board delegates responsibility for the operation and administration of the Company to the Managing Director who, together with the executive team, is accountable to the Board.
Senior executives, their staff and technical specialists in Head Office support the Managing Director.
AWTA Ltd is organised for management and reporting purposes into functional units. Management responsible for those units must account for their performance within a framework of Strategic Plans, Budgets, Position Descriptions, targets, standards and policies.
Michael Jackson, Managing Director
As Chief Executive, the Managing Director is accountable to the Board of Directors for planning, directing and the overall control of the management, administration and profitability of AWTA Ltd, thereby ensuring that the Company achieves all of its primary objectives effectively.
As a Director on the Board, he is accountable to the Member/Guarantors for the success and future direction of the Company. He is required to take the leading role in policy formulation and review, and to implement all such policies by acting within the broad scope of any guidelines determined by the Board.
Peter Walsh, Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
The Chief Financial Officer is accountable for the planning and control of the financial and administration functions to enable AWTA Ltd to meet its objectives efficiently.
In the role of Principal Accounting Officer and Public Officer for taxation purposes, he is accountable for meeting the requirements of the relevant Acts of Parliament.
In the role of Company Secretary, he is accountable for meeting the requirements of the various Acts of Parliament and, in particular, the Corporations Law.
Alexandra Klimovics, General Counsel & Company Secretary
The General Counsel is accountable for the planning, provision and control of industrial, legal and personnel services to enable AWTA Ltd to meet its objectives efficiently.
In the role of Company Secretary, she is accountable for meeting the requirements of the various Acts of Parliament and, in particular, the Corporations Law.
Ian Ashman, General Manager - Strategic Projects
The General Manager - Strategic Projects is accountable for developing, implementing and coordinating major projects that cover all divisions to meet the strategic objectives of the Company.
Nick Ignatenko, Chief Information Officer
The Chief Information Officer is accountable for AWTA computer and information technology systems to meet current and future operations, administration and management needs.
Brendon van Rensburg, General Manager - Raw Wool
The General Manager - Raw Wool is accountable for optimising business relationships with existing and potential users of raw wool services to ensure market share is maximised, new services are efficiently introduced and customer satisfaction is high. He is accountable for planning, directing and controlling all Sampling and Laboratory Operations within AWTA Ltd ensuring they are integral to the efficiency and integrity of Australian wool selling systems.
In addition, he is responsible for planning and coordination of overseas liaison, in conjunction with the Managing Director.
Doreen Fernandez, General Manager - Agrifood Technology
The General Manager - Agrifood Technology is accountable for planning, co-ordinating and controlling AWTA Ltd operations in the Agrifood Technology Division, to achieve the objectives of the Company.
Sean Bassett, Divisional Manager - AWTA Product Testing
The Divisional Manager - AWTA Product Testing is accountable for planning, co-ordinating and controlling AWTA Ltd operations in the Product Testing Division, to achieve the objectives of the Company.
Tim Steere, Sampling Operations Manager - Raw Wool, Eastern Australia
The Sampling Operations Manager - Eastern Australia is accountable for planning, co-ordinating and controlling all sampling operations in Eastern Australia to achieve the objectives of AWTA Ltd. Responsible for co-ordinating and undertaking effective client liaison and promotion activities within the region.
Steven Kar, Business Development Manager
The Business Development Manager is accountable for developing, implementing and coordinating sales, marketing and associated communication strategies to grow business revenue of the Company.
AWTA Board
Appointment of Directors
AWTA Ltd is a Company Limited by Guarantee. As described in the Company's Articles of Association, each Member Guarantor is entitled to appoint a Director to the Board. Additionally, the Member Guarantors may appoint two Independent Directors. The Board may appoint a Director having special scientific and/or technological qualifications. The Chief Executive of the Company is also a Director.
The following organisations or their nominees are the Member/Guarantors constituting the Company:
- Australian Council of Wool Exporters Inc (ACWE Inc)
- Australian Wool Processors Council Inc (AWPC Inc)
- Wool Scourers & Carbonisers of Australia Group (WSCA Group)
- Wool Textile Manufacturers of Australia Group (WTMA Group)
- Australian Wool Innovation Ltd (AWI)
- Private Treaty Wool Merchants of Australia Inc (PTWMA Inc)
- The National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia Ltd (NCWBSA Inc)
- WoolProducers Australia
Directors
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ChairGordon Dickinson
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Deputy ChairAlexandra Gartmann
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Managing DirectorMichael Jackson
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David Ritchie
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Scott Williams
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John Colley
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Josh Lamb
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Steve Harrison
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Gary Turner
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Michelle Humphries
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Corporate History
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