I suggest that you read a post from Choice on Halal certification, as well as other posts in this thread.
It is as much a religious tax as other form of certification were licence fees are paid for the use of logos etc.
The Commonwealth Government website on certification is also worth reading…
It states “The funds raised from certification applications can be used for a variety of purposes beyond the payment of usual business expenses such as salaries, taxes and superannuation. This can include providing funds for a variety of charitable and community causes. The Committee noted, in a 2015 report on third party certification of food, that ‘evidence indicates that there is no direct link between Halal certification in Australia and terrorism funding”.
A person who is not Muslim does not pay for the certification. The increased market opportunities and profits raised through these extra market opportunities (that being those who buy Halal products) more than covers the costs of certification. If this was not the case, a business would not certify their products as it would impact on their bottom lines.
Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation broadcast by various groups in Australia. That is why reading information from reliable and independent sources, like Choice, is useful.
There are also 1000s of commonly bought products which have been halal certified, and may or may not have labelling indicating such. It is highly likely that everyone’s pantry contains some certified products. There are also websites which contain lists of products which are certified, but don’t know if they are up-to-date like this one:
