The Wine Grapes Marketing Board was formerly constituted as a marketing board under the Marketing of Primary Products Act 1983. It was originally established on 3 February 1933 under the Marketing of Primary Products Act 1927. The Board was reconstituted as an Agricultural Industry Services Committee under the Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998 on 1 January 2004. The Board collects a levy from producers to fund Board operations.

The authorised functions of the Board are:

1. development of a code of conduct for contract negotiations between wine grape growers and wineries;
2. development of draft contract provisions with respect to the sale of MIA wine grapes to wineries, including provisions with respect to:
   1. prices to be paid by wineries; and
   2. terms and conditions of payment to be observed by wineries, in relation to MIA wine grapes delivered to them by wine grape growers.
3. promotion of private contracts for the sale of MIA wine grapes to wineries by wine grape growers;
4. collection and dissemination of market and industry information, including the production and publication of indicator prices for MIA wine grapes grown in the Board's area of operations;
5. conduct of research and development into plant health in relation to wine grapes;
6. provision of education and training in relation to wine grape production and marketing;
7. promotion (in association with organisations representing wineries) of wine made from MIA wine grapes;
8. promotion of regional industry, including regional wine-making, within the Board's area of operations; and
9. representation of the wine grape industry in relation to the matters referred to in paragraphs (a)-(h).

For further information, see the Wine Grapes Marketing Board website.