Skip to Navigation MENU About MLA MLA AT A GLANCE WHAT WE DO WHO WE SERVE HOW WE ARE GOVERNED HOW WE ARE FUNDED MLA MEMBERSHIP MLA AGREEMENTS THE RED MEAT INDUSTRY CAREERS AT MLA CONTACT SUSTAINABILITY About MLA MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry. MLA is a service provider to the red meat industry, not an industry representative body or lobby group. MLA is the declared industry marketing body and the industry research body under sections 60(1) and 60(2) of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997, and is a public company limited by guarantee. Our vision To be the recognised leader in delivering world-class research, development and marketing outcomes that benefit the Australian red meat and livestock industry. Our mission To collaborate with stakeholders to invest in research, development and marketing initiatives that contribute to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness. We do this by: delivering research and development that contributes to producer profitability, sustainability and global competitiveness growing demand for red meat in Australia and overseas. Industry and funding MLA receives funding from transaction levies paid on livestock sales, the Australian Government and voluntary contributions from industry partners. The levies are collected by the Australian Government on the sale of each head of cattle, sheep and goat sold under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999. Learn how producer levies are collected and invested. How we deliver MLA works in partnership with the red meat industry and the Australian Government to deliver marketing, research and development products and services to beef, sheep and goat producers, with the core purpose of fostering the prosperity of the red meat industry. Strategic plan MLA’s long-term investment priorities and outcomes are outlined in the Strategic Plan 2025, which uses the Australian red meat industry’s 10-year strategic plan, Red Meat 2030 as its foundation. STRATEGIC PLAN 2025 MLA Board The MLA Board’s nine directors combine a broad range of skills, experience and expertise to set strategic priorities for the organisation and monitor progress against MLA’s Strategic Plan 2025. MLA BOARD MLA leadership team MLA delivers marketing, research and development on behalf of beef, sheep and goat levy payers through five business units and two subsidiary companies. MLA LEADERSHIP TEAM Our subsidiary companies MLA Donor Company MLA Donor Company accelerates innovation across the value chain so the Australian red meat and livestock industry can remain competitive. It does this by attracting commercial investment from enterprises and others that share a mutual interest to co-invest in innovation that will benefit the industry. MLA DONOR COMPANY Integrity Systems Company Integrity Systems Company is responsible for delivering the red meat and livestock industry’s traceability and quality assurance systems: the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program, National Vendor Declaration (NVD) and the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS). INTEGRITY SYSTEMS COMPANY Become a member Get involved and keep up-to-date on what your levies are delivering. MLA membership is free to levy paying producers of grass or grainfed cattle, sheep, lambs and/or goats. BECOME A MEMBER Related content Industry consultation About your levy MLA Donor Company Regional consultation Contact MLA 02 9463 9333 1800 023 100 info@mla.com.au Connect Terms of Use Privacy Cookies Glossary Careers Industry Links Help Sitemap MLA agreements Modern slavery statement © 2021 Meat & Livestock Australia Limited ABN 39 081 678 364 FEEDBACK Cookie consent × We use cookies on our website (including third party cookies) to analyse traffic, share information with analytics partners and provide you with the best experience possible. For details see our Privacy policy and our Cookies policy which were last updated in March 2019. By continuing to browse this site or by accepting below, you consent to the use of cookies. I ACCEPT