Are you a registered veterinarian? If so, you can apply to be an Accredited Veterinarian (AAV).
We use AAVs to ensure the health and welfare of livestock before and during export. If you are interested in doing this work, you must:
- be registered with the veterinary surgeon's board in the state or territory you work in
- complete the Accreditation Program for Australian Veterinarians (APAV) course
- complete the Australian Government Accredited Veterinarian (AAVet) course
- be an Australian citizen if you are applying to be a shipboard AAV.
Here is more information about these steps.
You must complete the APAV course to take part in government operational programs. You do this before the AAVet course.
This APAV course covers:
- Australia’s animal health system and disease programs
- international animal health issues
- responsibilities of accredited veterinarian, including emergency disease responsibilities
- livestock welfare issues
- use of veterinary laboratories.
The course is self-paced and takes about 4 hours to complete.
You can learn more and enrol in the APAV course on the Learnhub website.
After you have completed the APAV course, you can complete the AAVet course. This course covers:
- Australia's legislative framework for the livestock export industry
- AAV responsibilities
- the livestock export process
- the approved export program (AEP), pre-export preparation and onboard management.
The course is self-paced. It takes about 6 hours to complete.
You can learn more and enrol in the AAVet course on the Learnhub website.
Once you have done the courses, complete the Application for accreditation as an Accredited Veterinarian for livestock form.
Include in your application:
- a certified copy of your registration from your veterinary practitioners registration board your AAVet course completion certificate
- your AAVet course completion certificate
- your APAV course completion certificate
- a copy of your Australian passport or Australian citizenship certificate if you are applying to be a shipboard AAV.
Email your application to livestockexp@aff.gov.au.
Identification and management of material interests for AAVs
When applying to be an AAV you need to declare all interests under our regulatory framework. This guideline outlines:
- information on material interests, including how to identify, disclose, and manage them
- examples of material interests and possible mitigation strategies
- what we do with a material interest declaration.
Download
Guideline for the identification and management of material interests for AAVs (PDF 319 KB)
Guideline for the identification and management of material interests for AAVs (DOCX 764 KB)
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You must pay an application fee before we can approve your application.
Once approved, your accreditation may last up to 5 years from the date of notice. You must also maintain your veterinary registration in the state or territory you practice.
If you have given us permission, we will publish your contact details on our website. This allows exporters to contact you.