The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry seek feedback on the draft World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) terrestrial standards from Australian stakeholders. These standards are circulated by WOAH’s Code Commission biannually and Australian input helps ensure that they are science-based, support our agricultural interests, and don’t impose unnecessary trade burdens.
See the videos below for more on WOAH’s international standards:
Public consultation is now closed.
How you had your say and what happens next
Your feedback is appreciated and helped inform Australia’s official positions on the draft WOAH standards. WOAH will take Australia’s positions into account in the standard development process.
Key Documents
Final positions submitted by Australia to WOAH [ZIP 556 KB].
Draft standards that were circulated
Part A chapters (to be adopted at the WOAH General Session 2026)
Annex 5 Glossary (Part A) [ Word 59 KB]
Annex 6 Chapter 1.3. Diseases, infections and infestations by WOAH (select articles) [Word 47 KB]
Annex 7 Chapter 4.X. Biosecurity [Word 107 KB]
Annex 8 Chapter 5.4 Measures and procedures applicable to the exportation of commodities [Word 73 KB]
Annex 9 Chapter 5.5. Measures and procedures applicable to the transit of commodities [Word 56 KB]
Annex 10 Chapter 5.6. Measures and procedures applicable to the importation of commodities [Word 71 KB]
Annex 11 Chapter 5.7. Border inspection posts and quarantine centres [Word 52 KB]
Annex 12 Chapter 7.5. Animal welfare during slaughter (select articles) [Word 48 KB]
Annex 13 Chapter 8.8. Infection with foot and mouth disease virus (select articles) [Word 76 KB]
Annex 14 Chapter 15.2. Infection with classical swine fever virus (select articles) [Word 51 KB]
Annex 15 Chapter 8.X. Infection with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus [Word 54 KB]
Annex 16 Chapter 10.X. Infection with avian metapneumovirus [Word 49 KB]
Part B chapters
Annex 4 Work programme [Word 89 KB]
Annex 17 Glossary (Part B) [Word 58 KB]
Annex 18 Chapter 1.6. Procedures for official recognition of animal health status [Word 50 KB]
Annex 19 Chapter 3.X. Emergency management [Word 131 KB]
Annex 20 Chapter 8.10. Japanese encephalitis [Word 63 KB]
Annex 21 Chapter 8.20. Tularemia [Word 53 KB]
Annex 22 Chapter 12.11. Venezuela equine encephalomyelitis [Word 62 KB]
Annex 23 Chapter 14.7. Infection with peste des petits ruminants virus [Word 62 KB]
Annex 24 Chapter 14.9. Sheep pox and goat pox [Word 101 KB]
Annex 25 Chapter 11.9. Infection with lumpy skin disease virus [Word 79 KB]