About The Processor Group

Member Services Program for 2006

The allocations below represent a broad cross-section of staff responsibilities for issues, committees, taskforces, etc. Within each category all issues will be handled on an issues management basis with at least one staff member clearly responsible for its carriage and a second as a back-up.


Issues Management Principle Activities Principal Responsibility Secondary Carriage
1 AMIC Meat Industry Conference Management of all Conference activities to ensure a memorable industry event at a "profit" to AMIC

Service the Conference Committee

Contract & Manage Conference Co-ordinators

Contract Venue
Steve Martyn Conrad Blaney

Scott Sharman
2 AMPC Service the MoU on Consultation

Liaison on AMPC Levy Matters & General Operation

AMPC Technical & Environment Committees
Steve Martyn

Conrad Blaney
Scott Sharman

John Dorian
3 Animal Welfare Co-ordination of AMIC Policy on Animal Welfare Scott Sharman John Dorian
4 AQIS Meat Safety Systems Ongoing Liaison with AQIS

AQIS Charges Committee

Technical Issues

Member Specific Issues with AQIS

Implementation of Australian Standard
John Dorian Conrad Blaney

Steve Martyn
5 Aus-meat Management of Language & Standards Committee

Liaison on Language & Standards Issues

In-house Q.A. Programs
Steve Martyn

John Dorian
Conrad Blaney

Scott Sharman
6 Crisis Management Planning Co-ordinate Development of a Crisis management Plan for Processor Members

Work through those areas of concern to Members to get agreement

Ensure all Members are aware of the Plan and how it will be implemented in time of need

Conrad Blaney John Dorian

Scott Sharman

Steve Martyn
7 EMIAC Market Access Forum on AQIS Related Market Maintenance Issues

Co-ordination of AMIC Representation

Advice to Members on Outcomes & Outcomes Required
Steve Martyn

John Dorian
Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
8 Environment EPA & Other Requirements

R & D Programs in Place to Assist Industry
Conrad Blaney John Dorian
9 Fat Claim Guidelines / MICA Manage the Negotiation of Changes/provisions to the MICA Fat Claim Guidelines

Advise Members on Monthly Update of the Adjustment factor
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman
10 FSANZ/Food Safety Co-ordination of Liaison with FSANZ

Advice to Members on Relevant Issues
Conrad Blaney John Dorian
11 Government Regulation & Service Lobbying of Federal & State Government on Issues of Importance to Members Steve Martyn John Dorian

Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
12 Grading/MSA Manage Grading Committee

Grading & MSA Issues
Steve Martyn

Scott Sharman
Conrad Blaney
13 Halal Slaughter & Certification Manage Halal Committee

Liaison with Certifying Groups, AQIS & Aus-meat

Manage Halal Issues as they arise
John Dorian Conrad Blaney
14 Human Resources / Occupational Health & Safety Consultation on OH& S & Human Resources Management

State-based Service
Garry Johnston Ken McKell - NSW

Greg Sentinella -Qld
15 Industrial Relations Industrial Advocacy

State-based Service
Garry Johnston Ken McKell - NSW

Greg Sentinella -Qld
16 Infrastructure General Infrastructure Issues - Power, Water, etc Conrad Blaney Scott Sharman
17 Livestock Services NLIS, LPA, NVD's & Other Programs

Co-ordination of AMIC Livestock Committees

Work with MLA, SCA, CCA on specific on-farm Q.A. & Processing Issues

EUCAS Livestock Programs
Scott Sharman John Dorian
18 Market Access - Trade / Commercial Commercial issues, tariff quotas, WTO, FTA's

Overall co-ordination of market access issues & AMIC Trade Policy

Representation to DFAT, AFFA, MLA & AMPC

Red Meat Access Forum
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman

John Dorian
19 Market Access - Technical Veterinary or micro issues affecting market access

Technical Country Requirements
John Dorian

Conrad Blaney
Steve Martyn
20 Meat Standards Committee Inter-government Liaisons on Meat Standards

Representation on the Committees

Reports to Members
John Dorian Conrad Blaney
21 Member Communication Strategy Implementation of Communication Strategy

Prime Cuts Newsletter

Email Circular Policy
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney

John Dorian
22 Member Services Approaching new Members

Follow-up on current membership

Ensure Members are receiving the services provided.
Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
Steve Martyn

John Dorian
23 Mintrac Representation on Mintrac Board

Training, Awards, Mentor & Other Training Programs
  Steve Martyn
24 MLA Market Access & Food Safety Programs MLA Taskforce Participation

MLA Budget Reviews

Representation to AMPC on Funding

Review of MLA Regional Programs in Japan, Korea, Middle East, EU, North America, S/E Asia/China, Domestic.

Strategic Planning Process for Industry Programs.
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman
25 MLA R& D Programs Point of Contact on Co-ordination of AMIC Oversight of MLA R& D Projects

Participation on R& D Review Committees
Conrad Blaney John Dorian

Steve Martyn
26 National Meeting Management Organisation of National Meetings / Agenda Papers

Co-ordination of Agendas, Background Papers, Minutes, State Meetings, etc
Conrad Blaney Steve Martyn

Scott Sharman
27 Quota Management U.S. Beef Quota

EU Sheepmeat Quota

EU HQB Quota

Member Issues as they Arise

Liaison with DAFF over Policy Implementation & AMIC/DAFF Technical Committee
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman
28 RMAC Presentation of Issues for the RMAC Forum

Executive support to AMIC appointed Directors

Action from RMAC Issues / Communication to Members
Steve Martyn John Dorian

Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
29 Safemeat Technical Issue Management

Representation on Executive Committees

Submissions to Safemeat

Communication to Members of the Outcomes

Representation on Communications Group
John Dorian Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
30 Shipping & Transport Liaison with Lines/Australian Peak Shippers Council

Co-ordination of Shipping Committee

Communication with Members on Shipping Issues
Steve Martyn Scott Sharman

Conrad Blaney
31 Smallgoods & Pork Related Issues Food Safety & Other Issues Relating to Pork Products & Smallgoods Conrad Blaney Steve Martyn

John Dorian
32 State Issues Point of Contact to Co-ordinate State-based Issues

Prime Safe - Victoria

Food Safe - NSW / Qld
Conrad Blaney Steve Martyn

Scott Sharman

John Dorian
33 Website Web Strategy Development

Updates to Website

Processor Website Management
Scott Sharman Conrad Blaney