On 29 November 2018, GrainCorp provided a written application to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services provided by means of its port terminal facility at the Port of Portland in Victoria.
On 20 December 2019 GrainCorp requested to withdraw its application for exemption in relation to its Portland port terminal facility.
The code commenced on 30 September 2014.
The Wheat Port Code of Conduct:
- regulates bulk wheat port terminal operators to ensure that exporters have fair and transparent access to terminal facilities
- allows for regulation to be reduced at ports where appropriate.
The ACCC may exempt a port terminal service provider from certain provisions of the code in relation to a specific port terminal facility.