Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Cargo Consultative Committee

Overview

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Cargo Consultative Committee (DCCC) is a committee for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and international trade and international logistics service providers industries to consider practical and strategic biosecurity related international trade/logistics issues.

The aim of the DCCC is to provide the department and industry with a consultative committee to ensure that effective biosecurity outcomes are delivered without unnecessary impediments to trade by facilitating efficient and effective biosecurity regulation across the biosecurity continuum.

Membership

Current DCCC industry membership includes representatives from:

• Board of Airline Representatives of Australia
• Shipping Australia Ltd
• Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
• International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia
• Conference of Asia Pacific Express Carriers
• Food and Beverage Importers Association
• International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association
• Freight and Trade Alliance
• Export Council of Australia
• Australia Post
• Ports Australia

Frequency of meetings

The DCCC meets a minimum of three times per year. From meeting 89, 2021, a communique will be issued after each meeting summarising the discussions and agreed actions. Formal detailed minutes will follow.

The next DCCC meeting will be held in July 2022.

Governance

The DCCC Terms of Reference and Administrative Guidelines have been revised to provide a more strategic focused committee, endorsed by its members at meeting 90, 2021.

DCCC 2022 Meeting reports

Previous meeting reports

Download meeting reports from previous DCCC meetings.

Further information

Email DCCC Secretariat