Independent observers (observers) provide detailed reports based on their observations from a voyage. It covers loading of the vessel to completion of discharge at the final port.
Observer reports provide us with information to assist with effective regulation of the livestock export trade.
We carefully review all observer reports. We identify any issues that require regulatory action. If we find significant concerns, we require the exporter to take corrective actions.
We apply a rigorous quality assurance process to each observer report. As part of this process, we prepare a redacted copy of the report for the exporter.
We publish a summary of the observer’s key observations on our website. This provides transparency of voyage activities and animal welfare outcomes. Where possible, the observer approves the summary report prior to its publication. This is to ensure it is an accurate account of what they observed during the voyage.
We have also provided guidance around categories of issues or non-compliances commonly identified by observers.
Previous observer reports
We allocate report numbers at the time we assign an observer to a voyage. Changes in circumstances may result in the observer not being deployed on the voyage.
You can assess reports from 2019 onwards on this page. To access reports completed before 2019 see the National Library of Australia’s Trove archive.
Discretion advised: These reports contain images which may be distressing to some viewers.
Report No. | Vessel | Species and destination | Voyage date | Status |
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222 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | July 2022 | Completed |
221 | Girolando Express | Cattle to Vietnam | June 2022 | Completed |
220 | Al Messilah | Cattle and sheep to Middle East | May 2022 | Completed |
No observers were deployed in 2021 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Report No. | Vessel | Species and destination | Voyage date | Status |
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219 | Al Kuwait | Sheep to Kuwait | June 2020 | Completed |
218 | Ocean Shearer | Cattle and sheep to the Middle East | March 2020 | Completed |
217 | Ocean Ute | Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia | February 2020 | Completed |
216 | Al Shuwaikh | Sheep to the Middle East | February 2020 | Completed |
215 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Vietnam | February 2020 | Completed |
214 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Russia | February 2020 | Completed |
213 | Ocean Drover | Cattle and sheep to the Middle East | January 2020 | Completed |
212 | Bahijah | Cattle and sheep to Israel | January 2020 | Completed |
Report No. | Vessel | Species and destination | Voyage date | Status |
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211 | Al Shuwaikh | Cattle and Sheep to the Middle East | December 2019 | Completed |
210 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to China | December 2019 | Completed |
209 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Vietnam | December 2019 | Completed |
208 | Ocean Shearer | Cattle to Indonesia | December 2019 | Completed |
207 | Maysora | Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan | December 2019 | Completed |
206 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar | December 2019 | Completed |
205 | Girolando Express | Cattle to China | December 2019 | Completed |
204 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to Indonesia | November 2019 | Completed |
203 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Russia | November 2019 | Completed |
202 | Bahijah | Cattle to Israel | November 2019 | Completed |
201 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to China | November 2019 | Completed |
200 | Al Shuwaikh | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar | November 2019 | Completed |
199 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar | November 2019 | Completed |
198 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to China | November 2019 | Completed |
197 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to Indonesia | October 2019 | Completed |
196 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | October 2019 | Completed |
195 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to China | October 2019 | Completed |
194 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Indonesia | October 2019 | Completed |
193 | Maysora | Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan | October 2019 | Completed |
192 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Vietnam | October 2019 | Completed |
191 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to Indonesia | October 2019 | Completed |
190 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Indonesia | September 2019 | Completed |
189 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar | September 2091 | Completed |
188 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Indonesia | September 2019 | Completed |
187 | Bahijah | Cattle to Israel | September 2019 | Completed |
186 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia | September 2019 | Completed |
185 | Girolando Express | Cattle to China | September 2019 | Completed |
184 | Maysora | Cattle to Indonesia | September 2019 | Completed |
183 | Brahman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | September 2019 | Completed |
182 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to China | September 2019 | Completed |
181 | Bison Express | Cattle to Indonesia | September 2019 | Completed |
180 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Vietnam | September 2019 | Completed |
179 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to China | September 2019 | Completed |
178 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Vietnam | August 2019 | Completed |
177 | Gelbray Express | Cattle to Indonesia | August 2019 | Completed |
176 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Indonesia | August 2019 | Completed |
175 | Bison Express | Cattle to Indonesia | August 2019 | Completed |
174 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Vietnam | August 2019 | Completed |
173 | Galloway Express | Cattle to China | August 2019 | Completed |
172 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Vietnam | August 2019 | Completed |
171 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Indonesia | August 2019 | Completed |
170 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Vietnam | August 2019 | Completed |
168 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Indonesia | August 2019 | Completed |
167 | Girolando Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam | August 2019 | Completed |
166 | Gelbray Express | Cattle to China | August 2019 | Completed |
165 | Bison Express | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
164 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Vietnam | July 2019 | Completed |
163 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
162 | Anna Marra | Cattle to China | July 2019 | Completed |
161 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Vietnam | July 2019 | Completed |
160 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
159 | Girolando Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Brunei and Malaysia | July 2019 | Completed |
158 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to Vietnam | July 2019 | Completed |
157 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
156 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
155 | Ocean Drover | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
154 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
153 | Girolando Express | Cattle to Indonesia | July 2019 | Completed |
152 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to China | July 2019 | Completed |
151 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | June 2019 | Completed |
150 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
149 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia | June 2019 | Completed |
148 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
147 | Gudali Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam | June 2019 | Completed |
146 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
145 | Bahijah | Cattle to Israel | June 2019 | Completed |
144 | Gulf Livestock 1 | Cattle to China | June 2019 | Completed |
143 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
142 | Bison Express | Cattle to Philippines | June 2019 | Completed |
141 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to Vietnam | June 2019 | Completed |
140 | Galloway Express | Cattle to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
139 | Gudali Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia | June 2019 | Completed |
138 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Vietnam | June 2019 | Completed |
137 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | May 2019 | Completed |
136 | Ganado Express | Cattle to China | May 2019 | Completed |
135 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Vietnam | May 2019 | Completed |
134 | Gulf Livestock 1 | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
133 | Ocean Drover | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and UAE | May 2019 | Completed |
132 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
131 | Anna Marra | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
130 | Bison Express | Cattle to Malaysia and Brunei | May 2019 | Completed |
129 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
128 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
127 | Maysora | Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan | May 2019 | Completed |
126 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Russia | May 2019 | Completed |
125 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
124 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to China | May 2019 | Completed |
123 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and UAE | May 2019 | Completed |
122 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | May 2019 | Completed |
121 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | May 2019 | Completed |
120 | Girolando Express | Cattle to Vietnam | May 2019 | Completed |
119 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to China | May 2019 | Completed |
118 | Bahijah | Cattle to Israel | April 2019 | Completed |
117 | Al Shuwaikh | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and Qatar | April 2019 | Completed |
116 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam | April 2019 | Completed |
115 | Girolando Express | Cattle to Indonesia | April 2019 | Completed |
114 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Vietnam | April 2019 | Completed |
113 | Anna Marra | Cattle and Sheep to Indonesia and Malaysia | April 2019 | Completed |
112 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Vietnam | April 2019 | Completed |
111 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to China | April 2019 | Completed |
110 | Galloway Express | Cattle to Philippines | April 2019 | Completed |
109 | Rahmeh | Cattle to China | April 2019 | Completed |
108 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | April 2019 | Completed |
107 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Vietnam | April 2019 | Completed |
106 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to China | April 2019 | Completed |
105 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE | April 2019 | Completed |
104 | Jawan | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
103 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
102 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
101 | Brahman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
100 | Gelbray Express | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
99 | Al Shuwaikh | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and Qatar | March 2019 | Completed |
98 | Maysora | Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan | March 2019 | Completed |
97 | GL Kai Hou | Cattle to Vietnam | March 2019 | Completed |
96 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
95 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
94 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to China | March 2019 | Completed |
93 | Jawan | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
92 | Yangtze Fortune | Cattle to China | March 2019 | Completed |
91 | Yangtze Harmony | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
90 | Girolando Express | Cattle to Indonesia | March 2019 | Completed |
89 | Dareen | Cattle to Vietnam | February 2019 | Completed |
88 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
87 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Vietnam | February 2019 | Completed |
86 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE | February 2019 | Completed |
85 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
84 | Rahmeh | Cattle to China | February 2019 | Completed |
83 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
82 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
81 | Jawan | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
80 | Galloway Express | Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
79 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
78 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Vietnam | February 2019 | Completed |
77 | Ganado Express | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
76 | Brahman Express | Cattle and Sheep to Israel | February 2019 | Completed |
75 | Shorthorn Express | Cattle to Indonesia | February 2019 | Completed |
74 | Al Shuwaikh | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE | February 2019 | Completed |
73 | Gudali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
72 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
71 | Bahijah | Cattle and Sheep to Israel | January 2019 | Completed |
70 | Maysora | Cattle and sheep to Israel and Jordan | January 2019 | Completed |
69 | Ocean Swagman | Cattle to Oman and UAE | January 2019 | Completed |
68 | Jawan | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
67 | Al Messilah | Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE | January 2019 | Completed |
66 | Greyman Express | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
65 | Ocean Ute | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
64 | Gadali Express | Cattle to Indonesia | January 2019 | Completed |
63 | Rahmeh | Cattle to Vietnam | January 2019 | Completed |
62 | Dareen | Cattle to Oman and Pakistan | January 2019 | Completed |
61 | Gloucester Express | Cattle to China | January 2019 | Completed |