Letter of Transmittal

15 October 2008

The Hon. Tony Burke, MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Dear Minister

I have pleasure in presenting the annual report of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) for the year ended 30 June 2008, in accordance with section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (CAC Act) and section 28 of the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 (PIERD Act).

The GRDC is confident that its performance in 2007–08 contributed to the industry’s and the government’s vision for a profitable, internationally competitive and ecologically sustainable Australian grains industry. This achievement is consistent with the GRDC’s responsibility to plan, execute and report against the:

• objects of the PIERD Act as they apply to the GRDC
• planned outcomes of Prosperity through Innovation, the corporation’s five-year Strategic R&D Plan 2007–12
• outcomes and outputs described in the annual operational plan and portfolio budget statements for 2007–08.

This annual report complies with the planning and reporting requirements prescribed by the CAC Act. GRDC directors are responsible for producing an annual report in accordance with the rules laid down in section 9 and Schedule 1 of the Act, including a ‘Report of Operations’ as defined in the Minister for Finance and Administration’s Commonwealth Authorities and Companies (Report of Operations) Orders 2008.

The attached Report of Operations was made in accordance with a resolution of the corporation’s directors on 29 September 2008 and, in my opinion, presents fairly the information required by the Minister’s orders.

Yours sincerely

Keith Perrett
Chairman