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DIRECTORS MEETINGS

During the year the company held 12 meetings of directors. The attendances of the directors at meetings of the board and of its
committees were:

Board of directors Committees of the board of directors

Full board Audit Membership Remuneration Selection

B. M. Bindon (a) 6(6) 1(1) ---
P. R. Boyden 11(12) --3 3
D. G Day (b) 6(6) ----
A. M. Heatley 12 ---3
C. B. Hudson 10(12) --3 -
W. R. Jackson 10(12) 3 -3 -
P. R. Milliken (c) 12 2(2) 4 --
D. W. Palmer 12 ----
J. F. Simms 12 -4 --
P. J. Trefort 12 -4 --
P. A. Troja 11(12) 3 ---
I. D. S. Watson 12 ---3

(a) Prof Bindon was appointed on 22 November 2006.
(b) Dr Day retired on 22 November 2006.
(c) Mr Milliken ceased to sit on the audit committee from February 2007
Where a director did not attend all meetings of the board or relevant committee, the number of meetings for which the director was eligible to attend is shown in brackets.

AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE

The directors received the following declaration from the auditor of MLA.

Auditor's Independence Declaration to the Directors of Meat & livestock Australia limited

In relation to our audit of the financial report of Meat & Livestock Australia Limited for the financial year ended 30 June 2007, to the
best of my knowledge and belief, there have been no contraventions of the auditor independence requirements of the Corporations
Act 2001 or any applicable code of professional conduct.

Ernst & Young

Brian R Blood
Partner

13 September 2007