The Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL) outlines the minimum animal health and welfare conditions that exporters must meet when exporting livestock. The current version that exporters must comply with is ASEL 3.3, which commenced on 30 November 2023.

We conduct regular reviews of the live animal export trade. Our aim is to improve animal welfare in livestock exports. Recommendations from these reviews inform our policy and standards development.

We also consider feedback from:

Animal welfare is important to Australians and the international community. We ensure that it remains a priority in the way we regulate livestock exports.

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to macropod returns for transactions from 1 July 2023 and applies to the following returns:

• monthly returns due by 28 August 2023 and onwards
• annual returns due by 28 August 2024 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Macropod

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to rice returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to half-yearly returns due 28 July 2023 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Rice

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to tea tree oil levy returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 onwards and applies to the following returns:

• half yearly returns due by 28 July 2023 and onwards
• annual returns due by 28 February 2024 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Tea tree oil

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to thoroughbred horse returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to quarterly returns due 30 April 2023 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Thoroughbred horse

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to fodder returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to quarterly returns due 28 April 2023 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Fodder

Research and development corporation

AgriFutures Australia (AgriFutures)

Date of notice

16 September 2022

Effective date for levy returns

This notice applies to goat fibre returns for transactions from 1 January 2023 and applies to quarterly returns due 28 April 2023 and onwards.

Affected collection product

Goat fibre

Date of issue: 15 September 2022

Date of effect: 28 September 2022

Purpose

This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to notify exporters of honey and apiculture products a planned outage for the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s (the department) Next Export Documentation (NEXDOC) system.