Date of issue: 15 May 2025
Date of effect: 15 May 2025
Attention: All Stakeholders
Purpose
This notice advises stakeholders of the upcoming public consultation (‘Have Yor Say’) period for amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 applicable to all four meat commodity rules.
Key Points
This notice advises of the public consultation (‘Have Yor Say’) period for amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021 applicable to all four meat commodity rules:
- Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Rules 2021 (Meat Rules),
- Export Control (Poultry Meat and Poultry Meat Products) Rules 2021 (Poultry Meat Rules),
- Export Control (Rabbit and Ratite Meat and Rabbit and Ratite Meat Products) Rules 2021 (Rabbit and Ratite Meat Rules), and
- Export Control (Wild Game Meat and Wild Game Meat Products) Rules 2021 (Wild Game Meat Rules).
Proposed changes include:
- Meat Rules specific changes (arising from Australian Meat Industry Language and Standards Committee)
- Amending the veal definition to increase the carcase maximum weight to 190 kg.
- Updating the definition of the Australian Meat Classification System (AUSMEAT Language) to reference the 2025 version. This will allow processors to use the recent updates, such as new ciphers.
- Auditor reporting obligation changes
- Relates to the provision of the audit report to the Secretary by the auditor. The proposed change has no impact on the actual audit process and the provision of the audit report to the auditee.
- This change will mean that auditors only need to give the audit report to the Secretary if requested and streamlines auditor reporting obligations across the range of export commodities.
The Have Your Say (HYS) public consultation on the amendments will be open from Monday, 19 May 2025 to Friday, 20 June 2025 through the Have Your Say platform on the department website located at Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
The department is seeking your feedback on the proposed amendments to the Export Control Rules 2021. There will be information sheets outlining the proposed improvements for each applicable export control rule.
We continually review the Export Control Rules to ensure the framework remains fit-for-purpose and meets the needs of exporters. We invite and welcome your feedback on the proposed improvements to the Rules. We will use your feedback to make sure the Rules continue to meet the needs of Australian exporters and support the export of our agricultural goods.