Australia Halal Trade together with Kasehdia presents World Halal Forum (WHF) Industry Dialogue 2006 on September 18. The WHF Industry Dialogue is a moderated industry dialogue designed to highlight, analyse and resolve Australia-wide Halal industry issues. It also provides the opportunity for the Australian Halal industry players to learn the Halal industry best practices from other countries.

Experts from various fields who have been invited to become the panellists of the event have provided various insights of their respective fields. The event focused on issues in Australia in two key areas: Trade and Industry; and Certification, Standards and Audit. The Keynote Address has been delivered by the Shadow Minister for Manufacturing and Export the Hon. Richard Dalla-Riva MLC . The following are the details of each forum session:

SESSION 1: Halal Trade & Industry
Chairman	World Halal Forum Director Mr. Nordin Abdullah
Penellists	MCCA General Manager, Dr. Rahim Ghouse [Download] AlKauthar Institute. Founder, Mr Tawfique Chowdhury Author of the book Halal Trading, Dato' Aidit Chazali

SESSION 2: Halal Standards, Auditing & Certification
Chairman	Director of the International Halal Industry Alliance Hajj Abdalhamid Evans
Penellists	Australia Meat Industry Council (AMIC), Mr Jon Hayes & Mr John Dorian [Download] Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC), Halal Coordinator, Mohammad A Rahman [Download] Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), Marketing Service Manager, Mr David Jones [Download] Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) Halal Hub Division Director, Mr. Che Hassan Pahmi Haji Che Mat [Download] Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) Director, Assets Management, Abdul Rahim Saleh [Download]

The WHF Industry Dialogue has attracted 59 participants from different countries and organizational background.

Country Total Percentage Australia 39 66% Malaysia 8 14% Indonesia 4 7% China 3 5% Brunei 3 5% Singapore 2 3%

RESOLUTIONS

1. To draw up the formulation of the Islamic Charter for Animal Welfare based on the Shariah as a guide, to be tabled at the WHF in May 07
2. Invite Australian participation in the ongoing Halal Science projects being undertaken by Thailand and Malaysia .
3. To invite Australia to make a presentation to the World Halal Forum '07 on the recent developments in the Australian Halal industry
4. To request the Australian Halal meat sector to apply the same standards for the domestic market as they do for the export market.
5. For more training to be conducted, possibly under the auspices of AFIC, to develop the human resource potential within the Muslim community to contribute to the Halal industry.