Submissions to the Review of the Regulatory Capability and Culture of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Regulation of Live Animal Exports
The Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, the Hon. David Littleproud MP commissioned a Review of the Regulatory Capability and Culture of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Regulation of Live Animal Exports. This review was conducted by Mr Philip Moss AM between May – September 2018.
During the review, Mr Moss and the review team engaged with a wide range of stakeholders including departmental officers, the live animal exports industry, animal welfare organisations, producers, and state and territory agencies. Mr Moss also travelled to Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory to meet relevant parties and visit export facilities.
The review received 43 written submissions of which 25 were provided in-confidence. The below 18 submissions were provided by authors who agreed to have their submissions published.
The submissions published on this page are owned by the relevant organisations and individuals, and as such they are responsible for the factual accuracy of these documents at the time of publishing.
Some of the content has been redacted on privacy grounds. The department also reserves the right to not publish any submissions which it deems inappropriate.
The views contained in these submissions represent the views of the authors and are not necessarily those of the department or the Australian Government.
Published submissions may not meet Australian Government accessibility guidelines as they have not been prepared by the department.
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| Submission | Pages | File size |
|---|---|---|
Animals Australia PDF  | 30 | 5.0 MB |
| Anonymous 1 PDF | 2 | 102 KB |
| Anonymous 2 PDF | 2 | 97 KB |
| Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association (ALRTA) PDF | 11 | 849 KB |
| Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC) PDF | 9 | 1.0 MB |
| Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) PDF | 16 | 4.1 MB |
| C. McQueen PDF | 1 | 44 KB |
| Cattle Council of Australia PDF | 3 | 1.7 MB |
| Dr Ben-David OAM PDF | 8 | 604 KB |
| G. Walker PDF | 1 | 119 KB |
| LiveCorp PDF | 8 | 4.1 MB |
| Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) PDF | 6 | 677 KB |
| National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) PDF | 4 | 279 KB |
| Otway Exports PDF | 3 | 113 KB |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) PDF | 23 | 13.3 MB |
| Sheep Producers Australia PDF | 8 | 3.9 MB |
| Vets Against Live Exports (VALE) PDF | 24 | 978 KB |
| Whistleblowers Australia PDF | 3 | 948 KB |