EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export of Live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia) Order 2011
made under section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
Issued by the authority of the
Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Authority for making the Order
The Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export of Live-Stock to the Republic of Indonesia) Order 2011 (the Order) is made under section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 (the Act). That section authorises the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (the Secretary) to make orders to be complied with by the holders of export licences under the Act.
Purpose of the Order
The purpose of the Order is to suspend the export of live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia for a period of 6 months from the date of commencement of the Order. This will enable the Australian Government to develop a robust regulatory and compliance regime to address concerns regarding slaughter of live-stock in the Republic of Indonesia.
The export of live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia is prohibited by the Export Control (Export of Live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia) Order 2011 (the ECELI Order), made on 7 June under the Export Control Act 1982 and regulation 3 of the Export Control (Orders) Regulations 1982. The Order complements the ECELI Order.
The Order makes it a condition of a live-stock export licence that the licence holder must not export live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia.
Documents incorporated in the Order by reference
The definitions of live-stock and live-stock export licence under the Act are incorporated into the Order.
Consultation
Given the circumstances in which the Order needs to be made, detailed consultation with industry has not been possible.
Details
Section 1 — Name of Order
This section gives the name of the Order.
Section 2 — Commencement
The Order commences upon registration.
Section 3 — Definitions
This section provides that live-stock and live-stock export licence have the same meaning as in the Act.
Section 4 — Prohibition of export of live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia
This section provides that the holder of a live-stock export licence must not export live-stock to the Republic of Indonesia during the period of 6 months from the date of commencement of the Order. It also provides that this prohibition does not apply to live-stock exported to the Republic of Indonesia for the purposes of breeding.