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Have your say on live animal export standards

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27 June 2023
Public consultation on the 2023 update of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) is now open.
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Amendments to the Animals Rules for live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere Summer

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05 April 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is reviewing sheep exports by sea to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern…

Emanuel Exports Pty Ltd / EMS Rural Exports Pty Ltd v Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

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  • Live animal exports
29 November 2021
On 26 November 2021, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) made a decision in response to the application by Emanuel Exports Pty Ltd and EMS…

Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock update

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18 November 2021
An updated version of the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock, ASEL 3.2, is now available on the

Live export exemption granted

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13 June 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has granted Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to the prohibition of export…

Live export exemption not granted

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03 June 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made the decision to not grant Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to…

Statement on COVID reports aboard the Al Kuwait

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26 May 2020
As of 3pm AEST 26 May 2020, six crew members of the live export vessel Al Kuwait have tested positive to COVID while the vessel was berthed at…

New live sheep export requirements

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31 March 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is introducing new requirements for live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East…

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