Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep and Goat Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2002
I, ANN MCDONALD, delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Order under section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997.
Dated 16 May 2002
ANN MCDONALD
General Manager
Market Maintenance Group
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
1 Name of Order
This Order is the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep and Goat Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2002.
2 Commencement
This Order commences on gazettal.
3 Revocation of Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001
The following Orders are revoked:
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 1)
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 2)
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 3)
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 4).
4 Object
The object of this Order is to enable a commercial live sheep and goat export trade with Saudi Arabia on a regulated basis.
5 Definitions
In this Order:
AQIS means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.
exporter means a person who exports live Australian sheep or goats to Saudi Arabia.
LiveCorp means the Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd.
Saudi Arabia means the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
SLEP means the Saudi Livestock Export Program Industry Standards published by AUS-MEAT Limited on 6 May 2002.
Note Copies of SLEP may be obtained from LiveCorp at:
address Suite 601
Currency House
23 Hunter St
SYDNEY NSW 2000
e-mail livecorp@livecorp.com.au
phone (02) 9223 7655
fax (02) 9223 7650.
6 Control of export of live sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia
(1) An exporter may export live Australian sheep or goats to Saudi Arabia only if the exporter:
(a) holds a live-stock export licence under section 10 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997; and
(b) either:
(i) is accredited by LiveCorp to export live Australian sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia; or
(ii) has written approval from LiveCorp to export the sheep or goats to Saudi Arabia.
(2) For subsection (1), export includes:
(a) exporting or causing to be exported (whether directly or indirectly); and
(b) assisting in, or in any way knowingly being a party to or being concerned with, the importation of live Australian sheep or goats into Saudi Arabia.
7 Export requirements for live sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia
(1) If an exporter intends to export live Australian sheep or goats to Saudi Arabia, the exporter must lodge with AQIS and LiveCorp a notice of intention to export, under section 6 of the Export Control (Animals) Orders:
(a) if the exporter is accredited by LiveCorp to export live Australian sheep and goats to Saudi Arabia — at least 7 days before the anticipated date of export; or
(b) otherwise — at least 28 days before the anticipated date of export.
(2) The exporter must comply with:
(a) SLEP; and
(b) the mandatory animal welfare standards set out in the Australian Livestock Export Standards, published by LiveCorp in March 2001.
(3) The exporter must ensure that, before the ship carrying the sheep or goats arrives in Saudi Arabia:
(a) a certificate of origin for the sheep or goats has been issued by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and
(b) a health certificate for the sheep or goats has been issued by AQIS; and
(c) the Saudi Arabian embassy in Australia has endorsed the certificates mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(4) LiveCorp must tell AQIS if LiveCorp becomes aware:
(a) that the exporter has not complied with SLEP; or
(b) of any other matter that might result in non-compliance with SLEP.