PAUL WRIGHT SLAMS LATEST CCA REFORM TAKEOVER BID

Media Release 31 August 2022

Chair of Cattle Producers Australia Paul Wright today denounced the latest action by the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) in their attempt to seize the reform process for grass-fed cattle levy-payers’ representation. Dr Wright said that the latest CCA circulation of a draft Constitution for Cattle Australia had no legal foundation because CCA was not authorised to do so.

“Much work was done and was presented when the reform process was re-started by then Minister David Littleproud. The Restructure Steering Committee was provided with guiding principles from an agreed Value Proposition and Flightpath report and was empowered to draft the Constitution and establish the funding streams required to meet that framework for the new organisation Cattle Australia. CCA is simply attempting to take control of Cattle Australia and if allowed to do so Cattle Australia will never achieve the democratic representation needed for all Australian cattle producers”, Dr Wright said.

Paul Wright said that CCA was proceeding without authority and the reform process should revert to the directives supported by all Stakeholders including the CCA and SFOs during the Roundtable meetings and the Industry Leaders Forums (ILF).

The legal firm King and Wood Mallesons (KWM) was contracted by the RSC to develop and draft the CA constitution. In a clear breach of RSC directives, the RSC Chair failed to forward the RSC agreed briefing notes to KWM.  This contributed to the production of a flawed draft Cattle Australia Constitution. This draft had not been accepted by the RSC prior to CCA attempts to seize control of the process.

Dr Wright said if CCA were to succeed in taking over the reform process then the opportunity to have the most influential organisation in Australian agriculture will be lost.

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Further Information:

Dr Paul Wright                                                                
Chairman                                                                        
Cattle Producuers Australia
“Woongarra” Taroom Qld 4420
Mobile: 0438 286 185
paulwright4420@outlook.com

Cameron McIntyre
McIntyre Cattle Company
Mobile 0429 936 111
mcintyremtbooroomen@bigpond.com