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.
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