Olive Industry Fund

Amount collected for the Fund

All olive growers are required to pay $6.00 per tonne of olives.

Money is collected by processors as part of the processing fee charged to growers. This applies to all olives grown in South Australia whether processed for oil, table olives, or other olive products.

What the Olive Industry Fund contributions are used for

The funds will be used by Olives SA Inc for a range of projects. These are outlined in the Olive Industry Fund 5-year management plan (PDF 347.1 KB).

All growers who contribute to the Fund automatically become members of both the State (Olives SA) and national (Australian Olive Association) olive industry bodies. Contact your Olives SA regional representative if you would like to participate in an Olives SA project.

Australian Olive Association membership will make all growers in SA eligible to participate in industry programs such as the national code of practice and Australian Extra Virgin branding programs.

Information for growers

Refund of contributions

Although contributions from olive growers are compulsory, a refund of contributions is permitted. Growers can claim refunds up until 31 December of the year after their olives were processed.

Note: You must attach copies of invoices from the processor showing the amount of olives processed and contributions deducted with the appropriate refund form below.

Growers who obtain a refund will not be eligible to participate in programs that are funded by contributions.

Information for olive processors

Processors are obliged to:

  1. Collect the Olive Industry Fund Contribution from growers
  2. Keep adequate documentation
  3. Remit the Contribution to PIRSA
  4. Forward required documentation to PIRSA
  5. Participate in any examination of your records by PIRSA that relate to the collection of Contributions

The Collecting the Olive Industry Fund Contribution page has more information on the above. It also has an example of a remittance statement template and details of where to send the contributions.

Contact

For enquiries about the Olive Industry Fund:

Email: pirsa.olives@sa.gov.au
Phone: 8226 0420