Impact of the phase-out of Australian live sheep exports by sea on New South Wales

This inquiry was established on 30 July 2024 to inquire into and report on the impact of the phase-out of Australian live sheep exports by sea on New South Wales.

The committee received approximately 400 short submissions, which are available in a single document here.

Video recordings of hearings can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

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Terms of reference - PC 4 - The impact of the phase-out of Australian live sheep exports by sea on New South Wales - updated 10 December 2024

Date	Milestone
30 Jul 2024	Referred
20 Sep 2024	Submissions closed
18 Dec 2024	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
26 Mar 2025	Final Report
26 Jun 2025	Government Response to Final Report due

No. 1 Australia Against Live Export (AALE)
No. 2 Ms Karen Eckermann
No. 3 Mr Glenn O'Bryan
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 Susan Strodl
No. 6 Danielle McHugh
No. 7 Name suppressed
No. 8 Lena Bodin
No. 9 Ms Stacey Bolton
No. 10 Dr Rita Cauchi
No. 11 Catholic Action for Animals
No. 12 Mrs Kerri Nicholls
No. 13 Ms Allison Manners
No. 14 Mr Ric Allport
No. 15 Mr Murray Sharp
No. 16 Dr Aysha Sezmis
No. 16a Dr Aysha Sezmis
No. 17 Ms Carolyn Rosenberg
No. 18 Louis Gauci
No. 19 Mrs Dona LaSchiava
No. 20 World Animal Protection Australia
No. 21 Animal Liberation
No. 22 Humane Society International Australia
No. 23 Townsville Against Live Export Inc.
No. 24 Name suppressed
No. 25 NSW Farmers’ Association
No. 26 RSPCA
No. 27 Dr Lynette Eggleston
No. 28 Name suppressed
No. 29 Dr Liam Milton-McGurk
No. 30 Ms Alexis Cross
No. 31 Dr Peter Slattery
No. 32 National Farmers' Federation
No. 33 Animal Defenders Office
No. 34 Name suppressed
No. 35 Cheryl Forrest-Smith
No. 36 WoolProducers Australia
No. 37 Sheep Producers Australia (SPA)
No. 38 Sentient, The Veterinary Institute of Animal Ethics
No. 39 Australian Alliance for Animals
No. 40 Animals Australia Federation
No. 41 FOUR PAWS Australia
No. 42 Name suppressed
No. 43 Confidential
No. 44 Mr Rupert Macgregor
No. 45 Susie Hearder
No. 46 Mr Nick Cook
No. 47 Mrs Helen Walton
No. 48 Evolve Kindly
No. 49 Name suppressed
No. 50 Susan Metcalfe
No. 51 Name suppressed
No. 52 Name suppressed
No. 53 Mrs Ellie Robertson
No. 54 Dr Mike Rubenach
No. 55 Mr Joshua Wong
No. 56 Rohan Laxmanalal
No. 57 Rebecca Cameron
No. 58 Jan Kendall
No. 59 James Cameron
No. 60 Name suppressed
No. 61 Miss Fran Radnor
No. 62 Jim Malone
No. 63 Ms Deanne Vines
No. 64 Ms Marie Humphries
No. 65 Confidential
No. 66 Name suppressed
No. 67 Ms Lucia Smith
No. 68 Name suppressed
No. 69 Ms Ruby Hardie
No. 70 Ms Kim Gambrill
No. 71 Mr Martin Derby
No. 72 Ms Janice Haviland
No. 73 Mrs Catherine Cilemanoff
No. 74 Name suppressed
No. 75 Name suppressed
No. 76 Ms Natasha Cilemanoff
No. 77 Mrs Tracey Paterson
No. 78 Mr Fraser Paterson
No. 79 Name suppressed
No. 80 Name suppressed
No. 81 Name suppressed
No. 82 Mrs Paula Thurston
No. 83 Ms Samantha Ryan
No. 84 Name suppressed
No. 85 Ms Carole-Anne Priest
No. 86 Dr Lynn Simpson
No. 87 Ms Karen Spinks
No. 88 Mr Bertram Lawatsch
No. 89 Name suppressed
No. 90 Miss Emma Gonzales
No. 91 Cornelia Herschel
No. 92 Name suppressed
No. 93 Mr Daniel Johnson
No. 94 Name suppressed
No. 95 Ms Kimberley Constantine
No. 96 Name suppressed
No. 97 Gaetan Selle
No. 98 Mrs Zoe Butler
No. 99 Name suppressed
No. 100 Mrs Nicole Ferrara
No. 101 Mr Rob Edwards
No. 102 Name suppressed
No. 103 Ms Rita O'Sullivan
No. 104 Name suppressed
No. 105 Ms Jenny Brown
No. 106 Ms Debra Edmonds
No. 107 Ms Rebecca Lewis
No. 108 Ms Jo Hobson
No. 109 Confidential
No. 110 Name suppressed
No. 111 Miss Michelle Hayward
No. 112 Ayanthi De Silva
No. 113 Name suppressed
No. 114 Name suppressed
No. 115 Dr Jillian Brown
No. 116 Mr Pouya Bagheri
No. 117 Ms Shohre Mansouri Jajaee
No. 118 People Against Cruelty in Animal Transport Trading as Stop Live Exports
No. 119 Mr Conor Workman
No. 120 Tom Marty
No. 121 Mr Steven Merriel
No. 122 Name suppressed
No. 123 Mrs Catherine Pisani
No. 124 Miss Lisa Scharin
No. 125 Ms Janine Burdeu
No. 126 Name suppressed
No. 127 Ms Monika Janinski
No. 128 Ms Carolyn Green
No. 129 Name suppressed
No. 130 Name suppressed
No. 131 Mr Shreshtha Jain
No. 132 Mr Scott Smith
No. 133 Mr Lindsay Scandrett
No. 134 Name suppressed
No. 135 Confidential
No. 136 Ms Louise Webb
No. 137 Mrs Gayle Williams
No. 138 Name suppressed
No. 139 Name suppressed
No. 140 Name suppressed
No. 141 Ms Tracey Healand
No. 142 Ms Rebecca Cornish
No. 143 Ms Susan Sorensen
No. 144 Mrs Rae Le Serve
No. 145 Ms Elizabeth Claire Reichstein
No. 146 Mrs Margaret Abbott
No. 147 Ms Natalie Ciric
No. 148 Name suppressed
No. 149 Mrs Kim Badland
No. 150 Ms Paola Catapano
No. 151 Name suppressed
No. 152 Mrs Erin Sleeth
No. 154 Dr Sarah Pollard-Williams
No. 155 Name suppressed
No. 156 Ms Selena Withers
No. 157 Ms Caroline Van Haeften
No. 158 Name suppressed
No. 159 Name suppressed
No. 160 LiveCorp
No. 161 Australian Livestock Exporters Council
No. 162 Confidential
No. 163 Mr Patrick Murphy
No. 164 Mr Mitchell Laughlin
No. 165 Vets Against Live Export (VALE)

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-03-26	26/03/2025	Media Release	Media Release - report tabled - inquiry into the impact of the phase-out of Australian live sheep exports by sea on NSW
2025-01-30	30/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Wool Producers Australia
2025-01-29	29/01/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Sheep Producers Australia
2025-01-29	29/01/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Australian Alliance for Animals
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	RSPCA Australia
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Australian Alliance for Animals and World Animal Protection
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Farmers
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Farmers
2025-01-28	28/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	ALEC
2025-01-27	27/01/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Lynn Simpson
2024-12-20	20/12/2024	Tabled Document	Key statistics and two charts as at November 2024 - NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - tendered by Mr Dougal Gordon - tendered 18 December 2024
2024-12-18	18/12/2024	Tabled Document	Live Exports and the Australian Community 2024, A National Program of Community Sentiment and Research, November 2024 by Voconiq Australia, for LiveCorp and Meat & Livestock Australia - tendered by Mr Scott Kompo-Harms - 18 December 2024
2024-12-18	18/12/2024	Correspondence	Mr Adam Dawes, General Manager, Wool Producers Australia clarifying his evidence given at the public hearing on 18 December 2024
2024-10-30	30/10/2024	Other	Short submissions - No. 166-461
2024-10-29	29/10/2024	Other	Online questionnaire summary report
2024-07-31	31/07/2024	Media Release	Call for submissions

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Frances Arguelles	Principal Council Officer	9230 2340	[email protected]
Merrin Thompson	Director Committees	9230 2895	[email protected]
Glenn Hill	Administration Officer	9230 2711	[email protected]

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