Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports
IGAWLAE
5 December 2023 – present
Previously Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports (2019–2023).
Independent statutory office that reviews and reports on the Commonwealth agriculture department's regulation of live animal exports, with an explicit animal welfare focus, including how livestock export officials perform their functions and exercise their powers.
Names over time
- Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports2019–2023
- Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports2023–present
How it came into existence
Took this name on 5 December 2023, when the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Act 2023, assented to on 4 December 2023, commenced. The amending Act renamed the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports and its Act (now the Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports Act 2019) and broadened the office’s review functions.
Legislation: Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports Act 2019
Main functions
- Reviews of the department's regulation of live animal exports
- Oversight of animal welfare in the live export trade
- Oversight of how livestock export officials perform their functions and exercise their powers
- Reports and recommendations to the agriculture minister
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 30 September 2024 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
- Federal Register of Legislation – Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Act 2023 (as made)