ICCV Review - Halal Finance Products

The Islamic Co-ordinating Council of Victoria was established in 1992 by mosques and Islamic societies in Victoria as a not-for-profit, with the stated purpose of facilitating halal food production for Muslim consumers in Australia and worldwide. Three decades later it describes itself as the largest halal certification organisation in Australia, servicing abattoirs, food processors, transport and cold storage operators nationally, and claims its certified products reach more than 140 countries. It also claims to be the only halal certification body accredited by the Australian government in all states and territories, and - unusually - that it uses no third parties for any certification scope.

Accreditation is where ICCV's claims are most checkable, and they check out. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry lists the Islamic Coordinating Council of Victoria (Airport West VIC 3042) as an Approved Islamic Organisation under the Australian Government Authorised Halal Program - the regime that governs halal red meat export certification - with market listings including Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain (list current as of 18 February 2026). ICCV's own accreditations page adds AUS-MEAT co-accreditation, founder membership of the World Halal Food Council, and specific accreditation in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Brunei, Oman and Bahrain, with a longer tail of markets that accept its certificates.

Governance disclosure is above sector norms without being complete. The about page names the board (Edin Dzelalagic, Nadir Yildiz, Tarek Khodr, Halil Sertli), management (Hassan-Amiin Koshin, Nadir Khan) and seven Halal Shariah advisers: Nurfathini Noorazman, Ahmed AlJaberi, Qazi Muhammad Saad, Salah Soueid, Mohamed Adam Hussein, Abubakar Aseir and Abdulhakim Sharif. The site describes certification as overseen by 'internationally renowned Muslim scholars with traditional Islamic credentials,' but publishes no bios or qualifications for any of them - a gap worth naming given how heavily the claim leans on their standing. An Impartiality Committee operates independently to oversee conflict-of-interest management, with a downloadable impartiality and confidentiality policy, a published appeals process, and a page listing cancelled or withdrawn certificates.

Commercially, ICCV runs a four-step process - apply, agree terms, inspection, certificate - with surveillance, re-certification and surprise audits thereafter. Pricing is the weak spot: the fee policy page lists eight factors that drive quotes (number of HACCP studies, facility staff count, product category, facility size, export destinations, travel, administration, and products/ingredients in scope, 'especially for SMIIC and UAE/GSO') but no amounts. Businesses should budget for an initial certification audit plus ongoing surveillance, and consumers should note that certificate validation requires submitting an enquiry rather than searching a directory.