Date of issue: 5 March 2026
Attention:
- All meat arrangement fee-paying industry producers, exporters, supply chain participants
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the department will host a webinar on Wednesday 11 March 2026 from 3–4 pm AEDT for the meat export industry—to discuss the draft cost recovery implementation statement (CRIS) 2026-27: meat exports.
Summary of Key Points
- The department is inviting all meat arrangement fee-paying industry producers, exporters and supply chain participants to a webinar to discuss and answer any questions regarding the draft meat export CRIS 2026-27.
- The webinar will be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 11 March 2026, 3 – 4 pm AEDT.
- Attendance is open to fee-paying entities in the meat export arrangement.
- Numbers are limited to 2 representatives per organisation.
- Please contact ExportsFunding@aff.gov.au with your individual email address to request a meeting invitation.
- Invitations are not transferrable and cannot be forwarded.
Background
- As announced last year, the Australian Government will introduce new cost recovery arrangements for export regulatory functions from 1 July 2026 to ensure export regulatory services are sustainably funded and continue to meet export demands.
- Export arrangements have received $138 million in supplementation measures from Government since 2023-24 and will continue to receive $49 million in supplementation from Government through the transition to full cost recovery in 2029-30.
- Cost recovery implementation statements provide information on how the department implements cost recovery in export arrangements.
- We are seeking feedback on the structure of fees and charges, the rationale for charging, how proposed fees may impact businesses, and if there are improvements we can make to CRIS consultation.
- The department is accepting submissions on the draft export 2026-27 CRIS from 29 January 2026 until 5pm AEDT on 20 March 2026 on our Have Your Say platform.
- The 2026-27 CRIS will be implemented in July 2026.
Further information
If you have any questions regarding this IAN please email ExportsFunding@aff.gov.au.
Sustainable Trade Funding and Traceability Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The information provided in this advice is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.