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Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports

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3 October 2019 – 5 December 2023

Renamed Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports in 2023.

Independent statutory office that reviewed and reported on the Commonwealth agriculture department's regulation of live animal exports, including the performance of livestock export officials, to improve accountability and transparency in the live export trade.

Names over time

  1. Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports2019–2023
  2. Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports2023–present

How it came into existence

Created on 3 October 2019, when the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019 commenced the day after it received Royal Assent, implementing a recommendation of the 2018 Moss review of the agriculture department’s regulation of live animal exports. Ross Carter had served as non-statutory Interim Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports from 18 March 2019 and continued in the statutory office.

Legislation: Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019

Changes during its life

  1. 1 February 2020Moved to the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
  2. 1 July 2022Moved to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

How it ended

Renamed the Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports on 5 December 2023 by the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Act 2023, which also renamed its Act and broadened its functions.

Main functions

  • Reviews of the department's regulation of live animal exports
  • Oversight of how livestock export officials perform their functions and exercise their powers
  • Reports and recommendations to the agriculture minister
  • Publication of review reports

Where it sits

Last in the portfolio of Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

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