Swine Compensation Fund

Victoria's Swine Compensation Fund (SCF) is established under the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 (the Act) and funded from duty collected on the sale of pigs or pig carcasses.

The duty paid is 2 cents ($0.02) for every $5 or part of $5 of the sale price for one pig or carcass sold singly, or the total amount of the sale price for any number of pigs or carcasses sold in one lot.

The maximum duty for any one pig or carcass (sold singly or as part of a lot) is 16 cents ($0.16).

The requirement to pay duty and report to the State Revenue Office for the sale of pigs and pig carcasses is paused for all sales from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. The duty has been waived for 12 months as part of the Victorian Government’s comprehensive $144 million Drought Support Package.

For more information on the pause, please see sro.vic.gov.au/livestock-duty.

Under Section 81(2) of the Act, the Minister for Agriculture can make payments from the SCF for the following:

administering the provisions of the Act relating to swine and;
projects for the benefit of the swine industry in Victoria.

These payments can only be made once the Minister for Agriculture has considered any relevant recommendations from the Swine Industry Projects Advisory Committee (SIPAC).

Swine Industry Projects Advisory Committee (SIPAC)

Under section 87(3) of the Act the SIPAC consists of up to9 members appointed by the Minister for Agriculture. Members are selected for their skills and experience with the swine industry, consistent with the prescribed skills under section 87(3) of the Act.

The SIPAC currently consists of 6 members: