Acts, regulations, orders and standards
The rules exporters must follow to export livestock.
Requirements relating to export licenses
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export Licensing) Regulations 1998
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Regulations 1998
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Conditions on live-stock export licenses) Order 2012
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export of Sheep by Sea to the Middle East) Order 2018
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export of Sheep by Sea to Middle East – Northern Winter) Order 2018
- Australian Meat and Live-Stock Industry (Prohibition of Export of Sheep by Sea to Middle East – Northern Summer) Order 2020
Requirements for live sheep exports by sea to, or through, the Middle East during the Northern Hemisphere summer changed in 2020.
Read about the new regulatory settings.
Preparing livestock for export by sea and air
- Export Control Act 1982
- Export Control (Animals) Order 2004
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Standards Order 2005
Standards for exporting livestock
Exporters must meet the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).
ASEL sets the requirements for exporting livestock from Australia by sea and air. The standards outline the minimum animal health and welfare conditions exporters must meet.
These standards have been updated. The new version will come into effect 1 November 2020.
Learn more about transitioning to ASEL 3.0.
Exporter supply chain assurance system
For countries where exporter supply chain assurance system (ESCAS) framework applies: