Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee (part 3 of 3)
27 October 2026
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Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Australian Parliament
00:00 - 00:08
Speaker 2
...with a whole range of stakeholders. So it's something that I'm intending to look at, but at this point in time, I'm still in the early stages of doing that.
00:08 - 00:16
Speaker 1
Right. And what's your role as Inspector-General in the phase-out and ending of live sheep export by May 2028?
00:16 - 01:03
Speaker 2
So in terms of the phase-out of live sheep export, the department has a range of programs in place, including a transition advocate who's helping to support that process. My role directly, my role is to provide oversight and assurance that the department is performing its role as a regulator effectively.
And part of the reasoning for doing the review around the regulatory framework is it's quite timely with the phase out of live sheep to look at the whole regulatory framework which has been developed over many years in response to various incidents across a whole range of the trade. And with the phase out of live sheep, taking an independent look at that framework and providing advice to the government about any improvements that would be recommended.
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