Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As evidenced in the recently released report into the performance of ESCAS, more than 99 per cent of Australian livestock was exported without reported incident. Out of the 8,035,633 livestock exported from Australia since the system was introduced in 2011 until 30 November 2014, there have been just 12,958 animals, or 0.16 per cent of the total, where there was a potential adverse animal outcome.

Australia is the only one of more than 100 countries that export live animals that requires World Organisation for Animal Health welfare standards to be met as a minimum for exported livestock. As I have mentioned, the industry has provided training for more than 7,000 people working in supply chains in Asia and in the Middle East.

The good work of Meat and Livestock Australia, Livecorp and the Australian Live Exporters' Council must also be recognised in improving welfare outcomes all over the world, and that work will continue indefinitely.