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The Senate Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee Animal welfare standards in Australia's live export markets Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] November 201 © Commonwealth of Australia 2011 ISBN 978-1-74229-531-2 This document was prepared by the Senate Standing Committee on Rural Affairs & Transport and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra. Membership of the committee Members Senator the Hon. Bill Heffernan, Chair New South Wales, LP Senator Glen Sterle, Deputy Chair Western Australia, ALP Senator Sean Edwards (from 1 July 2011) South Australia, LP Senator Julian McGauran (to 30 June 2011) Victoria, LP Senator Christine Milne Tasmania, AG Senator Fiona Nash New South Wales, NATS Senator Kerry O'Brien (to 30 June 2011) Tasmania, ALP Senator Anne Urquhart (from 6 July 2011) Tasmania, ALP Substitute members for this inquiry Senator Rachel Siewert Western Australia, AG to replace Senator Christine Milne Participating members participating in this inquiry Senator Judith Adams Western Australia, LP Senator Chris Back Western Australia, LP Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck Tasmania, LP Senator Alan Eggleston Western Australia, LP Senator David Fawcett South Australia, LP Senator Alex Gallacher South Australia, ALP Senator the Hon. Ian Macdonald Queensland, LP Senator Matt Thistlethwaite New South Wales, ALP Senator Nick Xenophon South Australia, IND Secretariat Ms Jeanette Radcliffe, Secretary Ms Trish Carling, Senior Research Officer Ms Cassimah Mackay, Research Officer Ms Lauren McDougall, Executive Assistant PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Ph: 02 6277 3511 Fax: 02 6277 5811 E-mail: iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Membership of committee iii List of Recommendations ix  Chapter 1 1  Introduction   Terms of Reference 1  Related Private Senators' Bills 2  Conduct of the Inquiry 2  Acknowledgements 3  Chapter 2 5  The Bills   Private Senators' Bills 5  Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] 5  Support for the Export Restriction Bill 6  Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] 9  Support for the Export Prohibition Bill 9  Opposition to the bills 11  Committee view 16  Chapter 3 19  Overview of regulation of animal welfare prior to suspension of exports of live cattle to Indonesia in June 2011  Introduction 19  Regulatory arrangements for the export of livestock from Australia 21  Expenditure and efforts to promote or improve animal welfare standards with respect to all Australian live export market countries 25  Supply chain assurance system 41 Chapter 4 43  Effectiveness of Government, Meat and Livestock Australia, LiveCorp and relevant industry bodies in improving animal welfare standards in Australia's live export markets  Introduction 43  Extent of knowledge of animal welfare practices in Australia's live export markets 43  Supply chain assurance system 48  Industry-government cooperation to develop supply chain assurance program 54  Committee view 59  Chapter 5 63  Economic impact of the live export trade within Australia   Australian livestock exports 63  Contribution to GDP 64  Impact on regional and remote economies 66  Impact and role of the industry on local livestock production and prices 69  Impact of the temporary suspension of live export of cattle to Indonesia 72  Australian Government assistance 74  Domestic processing of livestock currently bred for the live export market 81  Committee view 87  Chapter 6 89  Conclusion   There is no room for compromise on animal welfare 90  Live export trade offers an avenue for effective change 91  Diversification of the industry 94  Government assistance 95  vi Government Senator's Additional Comments 99  Australian Greens Dissenting Report 101  Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No.2] 101  Mandatory pre-slaughter stunning 102  The live export industry 103  The process of the inquiry 104  Senator Xenophon's Dissenting Report 107  APPENDIX 1   Submissions Received 111  Additional Information Received 120  TABLED DOCUMENTS 121  APPENDIX 2   Public Hearings and Witnesses 125  Thursday, 4 August 2011 – Darwin, NT 125  Wednesday, 10 August 2011 – Canberra, ACT 126  Thursday, 1 September 2011 – Broome, WA 127  Friday, 2 September 2011 – Katherine, NT 129  Wednesday, 14 September 2011 – Canberra, ACT 130  Tuesday, 20 September 2011 – Canberra, ACT 131  vii viii LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation 1  2.53  The committee recommends that the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] not be passed.  Recommendation 2  4.70  The committee recommends that Meat and Livestock Australia and LiveCorp ensure that performance standards, in accordance with Article 7.5.2.1.g of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Code, are developed and implemented for the Mark IV restraint box as a matter of priority.  Recommendation 3  4.71  The committee recommends that the Chief Veterinary Officer oversees the regular assessment of the performance standards for the Mark IV restraint box, the effectiveness of their implementation and the associated impact on animal welfare outcomes.  Recommendation 4  4.76  The committee recommends that the Australian Government, in consultation with the Australian live export industry and key peak animal welfare groups, clarifies the range of information relating to compliance with the supply chain assurance system that will be made public, the form in which this information will be published and the frequency with which it will be published.  Recommendation 5  4.79  The committee recommends that the Australian Government continues to work with the Australian livestock industry toward the implementation of a mandatory national permanent lifetime livestock traceability system.  Recommendation 6  6.17  The committee recommends that the Australian live export industry undertake a review of the responsibilities of peak bodies that act and speak on behalf of the industry with a view to clarifying the lines of authority and communication within the industry. Recommendation 7  6.31  The committee recommends that the Australian government establishes an ongoing dialogue with the governments of each of our live export trading partners and ensures that agreements reached as a result of this dialogue are clearly communicated to Australian Government officials and Australian industry representatives.  Recommendation 8  6.45  The committee recommends that the Australian Government, in consultation with the live export industry and other ancillary businesses develops a package of further assistance or reallocates existing packages of assistance to address those identifiable and otherwise irrecoverable financial costs incurred as a result of the temporary suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia.  Recommendation 9  6.47  The committee recommends that the Australian Government establishes a dialogue with financial institutions with regard to the financial difficulties faced by producers and businesses involved in the live export industry as a result of the temporary suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia. The committee recommends that the Australian Government seeks to encourage financial institutions to adopt a supportive approach to the repayment of loans and the imposition of interest penalties in the event of default on such payments.  x

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