Actions taken by a delegate of the secretary with respect to reportable mortality incidents

• The exporter must provide to AQIS a declaration stating that pastoral and station sheep have not been prepared for export for this consignment.
• The exporter must provide to AQIS an updated load plan and heat stress risk assessment (HSRA) prior to issuance of an export permit.
• Sheep must be loaded with the following extra space above the ASEL table A4.1.5:
  • Rams – 20%
  • All other classes of sheep – 15%
• The on board veterinary supplies must include an additional 100 kilograms of oxytetracycline.
• 6 metric tonnes of chaff must be loaded.

• The exporter must provide to AQIS a declaration stating that pastoral and station sheep have not been prepared for export for this consignment.
• The exporter must provide to AQIS an updated load plan and HSRA prior to issuance of an export permit.
• Sheep must be loaded with 10% additional space above the ASEL table A4.1.5.
• No rams are to be loaded.
• The on board veterinary supplies must include an additional 100 kilograms of oxytetracycline powder.
• The exporter must load 3 metric tonnes of chaff on the vessel.

In addition to these conditions, AQIS veterinary officers inspected the sheep twice during the assembly period.

The result for the October consignment was 387 mortalities reported out of 35 427 sheep loaded, which equates to a mortality rate of 1.09%.

• Sheep must be loaded with 10% additional space above the ASEL table A4.1.5.
• The exporter must provide to AQIS an updated load plan and HSRA prior to issuance of an export permit.