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Against all advice, Al Shuwaikh granted exemption

26/2/2020

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Against the advice of the Asutralian Maritime Safety Authority, our Australian Government, courtesy of Michael McCormack, has  granted an exemption to allow the Al Shuwaikh, a 34yo  live export ship to carry sheep to the Middle East despite the ship failing ventilation requirements.

The new rules prohibiting livestock from being transported on double-decked tiers.came into force on 31 December.  Industry was given plenty of warning and other exporters took out their double tiers....but KLTT are exempt.

And yep, this exemption was granted in the same week as NSPCA has lodged an urgent application to their High Court  to interdict the impending export by sea of live sheep to Kuwait (See: https://nspca.co.za/news/live-export-nspca-launches-urgent-application-to-the-high-court-gerrie-nel-taking-lead/ ). And the NSPCA has Gerrie Nel (think Oscar Pistorius trial) as their advocate.

One wonders what Gerrie Nel would make of the Australian government flouting their own department's advice.........see: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38813552

For a detailed article on the double exemption, see www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/25/michael-mccormack-grants-exemption-to-live-export-ship-that-fails-new-rules

For a detailed article on the South African court application see: https://maritime-executive.com/article/nspca-heads-to-court-over-live-export-to-kuwait
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Suzanne Cass
7/3/2020 08:55:45 pm

Does anyone know if LSS removed the twin tiers from the Maysora? It's reportedly en route to Fremantle (no ETA). Since Almawashi got away with it with McCormack 's special one off permission with the Al Shuwaikh, LSS most likely won't have bothered.

And the 41 year old Al Messilah is now en route to East London, South Africa. Another headache for the NSPCA.

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VALE
8/3/2020 10:30:48 am

According to information published in The Guardian, [https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/25/michael-mccormack-grants-exemption-to-live-export-ship-that-fails-new-rules], LSS has removed the double tiers from the MV Maysora. If confirmed, one wonders what LSS thinks about the exemption...rather an uneven playing field?

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