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Court downplays scale of cattle industry losses after live export ban

The Federal Court continues hearing a long-running 2011 class action over the Gillard Government's suspension of live cattle exports to Indonesia.
The case follows a 2020 ruling that then-minister Joe Ludwig acted with misfeasance by imposing an illegal export ban after ABC aired footage of animal cruelty.
Justice Thawley recently upheld the figure of 88,000 cattle for damages calculation, rejecting industry claims of 500,000 to 800,000 head and compensation near $1 billion.
Industry representatives expressed bitter disappointment, with Hugh Nivison calling the decision "incredibly disappointing" and David Connolly stating, "this is a knockback, not a knockout."
The ruling limits compensation to losses for one year, keeping amounts near the $215 million government offer but leaving ongoing legal and industry uncertainty about appeals and future outcomes.

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Cattle producers who have been fighting the Commonwealth for compensation over the 2011 live export ban have vowed to keep fighting despite a major knockback.

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Court downplays scale of cattle industry losses after live export ban

Hundreds of claimants seeking compensation are considering an appeal, after the federal court found the 2011 live export ban did not impact export quotas "in any material way".

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Australian cattle group "bitterly disappointed" as court reduces live export ban compensation

Cattle producers in Australia's Northern Territory say they are "bitterly disappointed" after the Federal Court minimised the extent of their claimed losses stemming from the 2011 live cattle export ban.

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Federal Court downplays impact of 2011 live export ban

Northern pastoralists fear their bid for more than $500 million compensation after the 2011 live cattle ban to Indonesia could be in jeopardy after a Federal Court judge downplayed the ban’s long-term impact.

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Setback for cattle industry in livex class action - Beef Central

A Federal Court judge has delivered a blow to plaintiffs in the long-running class action over the Gillard Government’s 2011 suspension of cattle exports to Indonesia...

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