{"id":"F2025L00932","name":"Export Control (Transition Assistance—Phase Out of Live Sheep Exports by Sea Programs) Instrument 2025","slug":"export-control-transition-assistance-phase-out-of-live-sheep-exports-by-sea-programs-instrument-2025","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":106669,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2025L00932-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Export Control (Transition Assistance—Phase Out of Live Sheep Exports by Sea Programs) Instrument 2025.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1. The whole of this instrument

The day after this instrument is registered.

13 August 2025

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under section 424E of the Export Control Act 2020.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n In this instrument:\n\n> Act means the Export Control Act 2020.\n\n> livestock transport business means a business that:\n\n (a) on or after the commencement of this instrument is engaged in the transport of live sheep for export by sea; and\n (b) was engaged in the transport of live sheep for export by sea for any period of time between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2025.\n\n> livestock transport related business means a business that:\n\n (a) on or after the commencement of this instrument is engaged in the transport of goods related to, or for use in, the export of live sheep by sea; and\n (b) was engaged in the transport of goods related to, or for use in, the export of live sheep by sea for any period of time between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2025.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Prescribed programs","content":"#### 5 Prescribed programs\n\n For the purposes of section 424E of the Act, each program mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table:\n (a) is prescribed; and\n (b) has the description mentioned in column 2 of the item and the purpose mentioned in column 3 of the item.\n\n```html\n

Prescribed programs

Item

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Program

Description of the program

Purpose of the program

1

Support for Research and Development Extension Program

To provide funding to organisations involved in research and development extension to demonstrate and encourage the adoption of best practice farming systems, to inform options for sheep producers and other sheep supply chain participants who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea.

To support sheep producers and other sheep supply chain participants to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by developing and disseminating options for other market opportunities for sheep products.

2

Shearing Industry Transition Program

To provide funding to an industry organisation to help shearing contractor businesses to offer a broader range of seasonally complementary agricultural and other regional work to their employees and to individual shearers who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea.

To support shearers and the employees of shearing contractor businesses to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by diversifying employment opportunities.

3

Farm Business Transition Program

To provide funding to enable sheep producers who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea to:

(a) access advice on, and to apply, research and development innovations and extension activities; and

(b) invest in on‑farm infrastructure and alternative farming systems and practices.

To support sheep producers to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by enhancing their ability to make changes to their business operations to meet the requirements of the domestic supply chain.

4

Livestock Transport Industry Transition Program

To provide funding to enable livestock transport businesses and livestock transport related businesses who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea to:

(a) access advice and training relating to other transport‑related activities, and

(b) invest on a co‑funded basis in asset modification or acquisition to enable their engagement in other transport‑related activities.

To support livestock transport businesses and livestock transport related businesses to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by enhancing their ability to make changes to their business operations to transition to other transport‑related activities.

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