Equine Influenza Inquiry Report and Response

On 25 September 2007, the Hon Mr Ian Callinan AC was appointed Commissioner by the then Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under section 66AY of the Quarantine Act 1908 to conduct an independent inquiry into the outbreak of equine influenza in Australia. The report was delivered to the Hon. Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry by the due date (25 April 2008).

Equine Influenza Inquiry Report and Response

Copies of the Commissioner's report can be downloaded from the Equine Influenza Inquiry website.

On 12 June 2008 Minister Burke released the report, along with the Australian government's response.

Media release

• Quarantine improvements continue after equine influenza inquiry - Minister Tony Burke - 26 November 2008
• Government release Equine Influenza Inquiry report - Minister Tony Burke - 12 June 2008

Commercial Horse Assistance Payments (CHAPS)

• CHAPS review 2007–2008 – Acumen Alliance¹ (Oakton) report PDF [228 KB]
• Example of CHAPs funding agreement with delivery organisation^2/3 (signed 24 September 2007) PDF [1.5 MB]

Note
¹ This report was not prepared by the department and may not meet Australian Government accessibility guidelines. If you require an accessible version of the publication, please contact its author.

² This legacy document was produced in 2007 and is available for information only. Please contact us, DAFF PR, if you require an accessible version. For more information about accessibility, visit AGIMO's webguide. 

³ To protect the privacy of individuals and organisations, identifying information has been redacted.