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Independent observers

COVID-19 pandemic update 29 April 2022

The department paused the deployment of independent observers (IO) in March 2020 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Deployments will recommence from 1 May 2022. The department will, however, continue to monitor these restrictions and consider the safety and practicality of international travel for IOs when deciding to deploy.

Overview

Independent observers (IO) are departmental staff administered by us. They accompany voyages of livestock exported by sea.

The role of the IO incorporates assurance activities including monitoring, reviewing and/or auditing. Their focus is to verify and report on the implementation of individual exporter arrangements and their effectiveness at managing animal health and welfare.

Independent observers do not take an active role in animal management during the voyage. Their primary responsibility is to observe and document the activities undertaken by the Australian Accredited Veterinarian (AAV) or Accredited Stockperson/s in accordance with an exporter’s arrangements, and the activities undertaken to ensure the health and welfare of livestock for each livestock export consignment. Further information on the roles and responsibilities of exporters, AAVs, accredited stockpersons, master of the vessel and IO can be found on the accredited veterinarians page.

The deployment of IOs is managed in accordance with:

  • Export Control Act 2020
  • Export Control (Animal) Rules 2021.

IOs also report on compliance with the regulatory framework.

This includes:

  • the exporter’s approved arrangement (AA)
  • the approved export program (AEP); and
  • the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (ASEL).

IOs provide assurance of the onboard conditions and whether the exporter’s arrangements are:

  •  implemented; and,
  • effective at managing animal health and welfare.

Information for exporters

IO deployment

You should prepare for an IO to accompany a voyage when:

  • the voyage departs from ports south of latitude 26 degrees south and crossing the equator
  • it is the first voyage undertaken by you following a notifiable mortality incident
  • it is the first voyage of any new exporter or vessel
  • the voyage is considered a long-haul voyage with any complex arrangements such as those with multiple ports of discharge, carrying buffalo or enacting management plans (e.g. heavy cattle).

We may also direct an IO to accompany other voyages. We will notify you if this is required.

Extenuating circumstances

If your voyage has extenuating circumstances that may prevent an IO being accommodated, you must contact us at least 10 business days before departure.

Email observers@agriculture.gov.au.

If you vary a notice of intention (NOI) in a way that impacts an IO being deployed, this must be done at least 10 business days before departure, unless we advise otherwise.

Export and vessel operations

If we require an IO to accompany a vessel, export and vessel operations continue as normal. AAVs and Accredited Stockpersons should perform their normal duties.

IO’s do not take an active role in animal management during the voyage. Their primary responsibility is to observe and report on the activities in an exporter’s AEP or voyage instructions as undertaken by the AAV or accredited stockperson respectively, and the activities undertaken to ensure the health and welfare of livestock for each livestock export consignment. Daily reports are submitted under ASEL by AAVs or accredited stockpersons. They provide detail on health and welfare issues during the voyage. Exporters should take timely and appropriate action in response to issues identified in these reports. They should not wait for IO reports, or the publication of summary IO reports, to act.

Fees and charges

There are fees and travel costs for having an IO accompany a vessel.

If a vessel has multiple exporters and consignments:

  • fees will be based on the number of head exported by each exporter
  • travel costs will be assigned equally between all exporters.

Further information can be found in our charging guidelines.

Example scenario

An example of how we charge for an IO to accompany a voyage is provided here.

An IO departs Melbourne and arrives at Broome at 4 pm on Monday 6 August for a 13-day voyage to Malaysia:

  • the voyage is estimated to depart at 11 am on Tuesday 7 August
  • due to unforeseen circumstances, the voyage departure is delayed until Wednesday 8 August at 10 am
  • the IO provides the standard 7 hours and 30 minutes audit service each day
  • the IO obtains audit support from Australia for a total of 18 x 15 minute units throughout the audit. This includes 10 x 15 minute units on weekdays and 4 x 30 minute units on weekends
  • the unloading of stock is not completed until 10 pm on 20 August and the IO departs for Melbourne on the next available flight at midday on 21 August.

This is the breakdown for how the exporter is charged.

Table 1 example scenario charging breakdown
Chargeable event Itemised charges
Delay at Broome – Tuesday 7 August 1 x weekday audit rate
13-day voyage 8 – 20 August 9 x weekday audit rate
  4 x weekend audit rate
Audit support from Australia 10 x weekday 15 minutes
  4 x weekend 30 minutes
International flight – Malaysia to Melbourne Airfares
Additional day travel to Australia 1 x weekday audit rate

IO reports

During and upon completion of the voyage, IOs provide detailed reporting of their observations. It covers loading of the vessel to the completion of discharge at the final destination port.

IO reports provide us with information to effectively regulate the livestock export trade.

We review IO reporting from each voyage. We identify issues that require regulatory action. If we identify significant concerns in the report, we require appropriate corrective actions to be taken by the exporter.

We apply a rigorous quality assurance process to each IO’s reporting. As part of this process, a redacted copy of the reporting is prepared for the exporter.

We publish a summary of the IO’s key observations on our website. This ensures transparency of voyage activities and animal welfare outcomes. Where possible, the IO approves the summary report prior to its publication. These provide an accurate account of what the IO has observed during the voyage.

Previous IO reports

*Report numbers are allocated at the time an IO is assigned to a voyage. Changes in circumstances may result in the IO not being deployed on the voyage.

Discretion advised: These reports contain images which may be distressing to some viewers.

Report No. Vessel Species and destination Voyage date Status
219 Al Kuwait Sheep to Kuwait June 2020 Completed
218 Ocean Shearer Cattle and sheep to the Middle East March 2020 Completed
217 Ocean Ute Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia February 2020 Completed
216 Al Shuwaikh Sheep to the Middle East February 2020 Completed
215 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Vietnam February 2020 Completed
214 Anna Marra Cattle to Russia February 2020 Completed
213 Ocean Drover Cattle and sheep to the Middle East January 2020 Completed
212 Bahijah Cattle and sheep to Israel January 2020 Completed

Report No. Vessel Species and destination Voyage date Status
211 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to the Middle East December 2019 Completed
210 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China December 2019 Completed
209 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Vietnam December 2019 Completed
208 Ocean Shearer Cattle to Indonesia December 2019 Completed
207 Maysora Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan December 2019 Completed
206 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar December 2019 Completed
205 Girolando Express Cattle to China December 2019 Completed
204 Ocean Drover Cattle to Indonesia November 2019 Completed
203 Anna Marra Cattle to Russia November 2019 Completed
202 Bahijah Cattle to Israel November 2019 Completed
201 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China November 2019 Completed
200 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar November 2019 Completed
199 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar November 2019 Completed
198 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to China November 2019 Completed
197 Ocean Drover Cattle to Indonesia October 2019 Completed
196 Ocean Ute Cattle to Vietnam October 2019 Completed
195 Ocean Swagman Cattle to China October 2019 Completed
194 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia October 2019 Completed
193 Maysora Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan October 2019 Completed
192 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Vietnam October 2019 Completed
191 Ocean Drover Cattle to Indonesia October 2019 Completed
190 Ganado Express Cattle to Indonesia September 2019 Completed
189 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, UAE and Qatar September 2091 Completed
188 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia September 2019 Completed
187 Bahijah Cattle to Israel September 2019 Completed
186 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia September 2019 Completed
185 Girolando Express Cattle to China September 2019 Completed
184 Maysora Cattle to Indonesia September 2019 Completed
183 Brahman Express Cattle to Indonesia September 2019 Completed
182 Ocean Ute Cattle to China September 2019 Completed
181 Bison Express Cattle to Indonesia September 2019 Completed
180 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Vietnam September 2019 Completed
179 Ocean Drover Cattle to China September 2019 Completed
178 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Vietnam August 2019 Completed
177 Gelbray Express Cattle to Indonesia August 2019 Completed
176 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia August 2019 Completed
175 Bison Express Cattle to Indonesia August 2019 Completed
174 Gudali Express Cattle to Vietnam August 2019 Completed
173 Galloway Express Cattle to China August 2019 Completed
172 Ganado Express Cattle to Vietnam August 2019 Completed
171 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia August 2019 Completed
170 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Vietnam August 2019 Completed
168 Ocean Ute Cattle to Indonesia August 2019 Completed
167 Girolando Express Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam August 2019 Completed
166 Gelbray Express Cattle to China August 2019 Completed
165 Bison Express Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
164 Gudali Express Cattle to Vietnam July 2019 Completed
163 Ocean Drover Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
162 Anna Marra Cattle to China July 2019 Completed
161 Ganado Express Cattle to Vietnam July 2019 Completed
160 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
159 Girolando Express Cattle and Buffalo to Brunei and Malaysia July 2019 Completed
158 Gloucester Express Cattle to Vietnam July 2019 Completed
157 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
156 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
155 Ocean Drover Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
154 Greyman Express Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
153 Girolando Express Cattle to Indonesia July 2019 Completed
152 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China July 2019 Completed
151 Ocean Ute Cattle to Vietnam June 2019 Completed
150 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
149 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia June 2019 Completed
148 Gloucester Express Cattle to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
147 Gudali Express Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam June 2019 Completed
146 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
145 Bahijah Cattle to Israel June 2019 Completed
144 Gulf Livestock 1 Cattle to China June 2019 Completed
143 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
142 Bison Express Cattle to Philippines June 2019 Completed
141 Gloucester Express Cattle to Vietnam June 2019 Completed
140 Galloway Express Cattle to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
139 Gudali Express Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia June 2019 Completed
138 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Vietnam June 2019 Completed
137 Ocean Ute Cattle to Vietnam May 2019 Completed
136 Ganado Express Cattle to China May 2019 Completed
135 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Vietnam May 2019 Completed
134 Gulf Livestock 1 Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
133 Ocean Drover Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and UAE May 2019 Completed
132 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
131 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
130 Bison Express Cattle to Malaysia and Brunei May 2019 Completed
129 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
128 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
127 Maysora Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan May 2019 Completed
126 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Russia May 2019 Completed
125 Ganado Express Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
124 Gloucester Express Cattle to China May 2019 Completed
123 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and UAE May 2019 Completed
122 Ocean Ute Cattle to Vietnam May 2019 Completed
121 Greyman Express Cattle to Indonesia May 2019 Completed
120 Girolando Express Cattle to Vietnam May 2019 Completed
119 Ocean Swagman Cattle to China May 2019 Completed
118 Bahijah Cattle to Israel April 2019 Completed
117 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and Qatar April 2019 Completed
116 Shorthorn Express Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam April 2019 Completed
115 Girolando Express Cattle to Indonesia April 2019 Completed
114 Greyman Express Cattle to Vietnam April 2019 Completed
113 Anna Marra Cattle and Sheep to Indonesia and Malaysia April 2019 Completed
112 Ganado Express Cattle to Vietnam April 2019 Completed
111 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China April 2019 Completed
110 Galloway Express Cattle to Philippines April 2019 Completed
109 Rahmeh Cattle to China April 2019 Completed
108 Greyman Express Cattle to Indonesia April 2019 Completed
107 Ocean Ute Cattle to Vietnam April 2019 Completed
106 Gloucester Express Cattle to China April 2019 Completed
105 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE April 2019 Completed
104 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
103 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
102 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
101 Brahman Express Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
100 Gelbray Express Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
99 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait and Qatar March 2019 Completed
98 Maysora Cattle and Sheep to Israel and Jordan March 2019 Completed
97 GL Kai Hou Cattle to Vietnam March 2019 Completed
96 Ocean Ute Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
95 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
94 Ocean Swagman Cattle to China March 2019 Completed
93 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
92 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China March 2019 Completed
91 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
90 Girolando Express Cattle to Indonesia March 2019 Completed
89 Dareen Cattle to Vietnam February 2019 Completed
88 N/A N/A N/A N/A
87 Greyman Express Cattle to Vietnam February 2019 Completed
86 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE February 2019 Completed
85 Ocean Ute Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
84 Rahmeh Cattle to China February 2019 Completed
83 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
82 N/A N/A N/A N/A
81 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
80 Galloway Express Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
79 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
78 Greyman Express Cattle to Vietnam February 2019 Completed
77 Ganado Express Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
76 Brahman Express Cattle and Sheep to Israel February 2019 Completed
75 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia February 2019 Completed
74 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE February 2019 Completed
73 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
72 Greyman Express Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
71 Bahijah Cattle and Sheep to Israel January 2019 Completed
70 Maysora Cattle and sheep to Israel and Jordan January 2019 Completed
69 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Oman and UAE January 2019 Completed
68 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
67 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE January 2019 Completed
66 Greyman Express Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
65 Ocean Ute Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
64 Gadali Express Cattle to Indonesia January 2019 Completed
63 Rahmeh Cattle to Vietnam January 2019 Completed
62 Dareen Cattle to Oman and Pakistan January 2019 Completed
61 Gloucester Express Cattle to China January 2019 Completed

Report No. Vessel Species and destination Voyage date Status
60 Ganado Express Cattle to China January 2019 Completed
59 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China December 2018 Completed
58 Ocean Ute Cattle to Indonesia December 2018 Completed
57 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE December 2018 Completed
56 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to China December 2018 Completed
55 Shorthorn Express Cattle to China December 2018 Completed
54 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia December 2018 Completed
53 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Vietnam December 2018 Completed
52 Jawan Cattle to Oman and Pakistan December 2018 Completed
51 Dareen Cattle Vietnam December 2018 Completed
50 Bahijah Cattle and Sheep to Israel December 2018 Completed
49 Greyman Express Cattle to Vietnam December 2018 Completed
48 Bison Express Cattle to China December 2018 Completed
47 Al Messilah Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE December 2018 Completed
46 Girolando Express Cattle to Indonesia December 2018 Completed
45 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia December 2018 Completed
44 Rahmeh Cattle to China December 2018 Completed
43 Ocean Swagman Cattle to Vietnam November 2018 Completed
42 Anna Marra Cattle to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
41 Ganado Express Cattle to Vietnam November 2018 Completed
40 Ocean Ute Cattle to China November 2018 Completed
39 Girolando Express Cattle to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
38 Dareen Cattle to Vietnam November 2018 Completed
37 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
36 Al Shuwaikh Cattle and Sheep to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE November 2018 Completed
35 Rahmeh Cattle and Buffalo to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
34 Bison Express Cattle to Vietnam November 2018 Completed
33 Greyman Express Cattle to Vietnam November 2018 Completed
32 Maysora Cattle and Sheep to Jordan and Israel November 2018 Completed
31 Yangtze Harmony Sheep to Oman November 2018 Completed
30 Galloway Express Cattle to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
29 Bahijah Cattle to Israel November 2018 Completed
28 Shorthorn Express Cattle to Indonesia November 2018 Completed
27 Ganado Express Cattle and Buffalo to Vietnam October 2018 Completed
26 Girolando Express Cattle to China October 2018 Completed
25 Awassi Express Cattle to Indonesia October 2018 Completed
24 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia October 2018 Completed
23 Ganado Express Cattle to China October 2018 Completed
22 Gloucester Express Cattle to China September 2018 Completed
21 Maysora Sheep and Cattle to Israel and Jordan September 2018 Completed
20 Bahijah Cattle to Israel September 2018 Completed
19 Ocean Swagman Cattle to China September 2018 Completed
18 Jawan Cattle to China August 2018 Completed
17 Gloucester Express Cattle to China August 2018 Completed
16 Yangtze Harmony Cattle to China August 2018 Completed
15 Gudali Express Cattle to Indonesia August 2018 Completed
14 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia August 2018 Completed
13 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia July 2018 Completed
12 Yangtze Fortune Cattle to China July 2018 Completed
11 Jawan Cattle to Indonesia June 2018 Completed
10 Bahijah Sheep and cattle to Israel June 2018 Completed
9 Al Messilah Sheep and cattle to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE June 2018 Completed
8 Maysora Sheep and cattle to Turkey May 2018 Completed
7 Al Shuwaikh Sheep and cattle to Kuwait, Qatar and UAE May 2018 Completed
6 Awassi Express Cattle to Indonesia and Malaysia May 2018 Completed
5 Gudali Express Cattle to Vietnam May 2018 Completed
4 Yangtze Fortune Sheep to Oman May 2018 Completed
3 Bader III Sheep and cattle to Israel and Jordan May 2018 Completed
2 Al Messilah Sheep and cattle to Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and UAE April 2018 Completed
1 Maysora Sheep and cattle to Turkey April 2018 Completed

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