Documents Relating To Remuneration And Entitlements Of Lead Reviewer.

Written by Claude Haiku 4.5 from the extracted text on 28 Feb 2026. It can miss or misread redacted and scanned pages. Check the source before relying on it.

Documents detailing remuneration arrangements for an independent expert reviewer engaged by Wine Australia show a contracted all-inclusive fee of $350,000 (GST inclusive). The fee structure comprised 30 days of independent expert work at $5,000 per day ($165,000 including GST), two subcontractors at 20 days each at $3,500 per day ($154,000 including GST), travel and accommodation costs estimated at $30,000, and office expenses of $1,000. Craig Emerson signed the contract with Wine Australia in July 2024. Most substantive details regarding the nature of the review work and specific deliverables are redacted under section 22(1)(a)(ii) of the Freedom of Information Act.