Biosecurity (Livestock Traceability) Regulations 2024

If identifiable livestock are sold at a saleyard, the operator of the saleyard must ensure that the information referred to in subregulation (3) is provided to – the NLIS administrator, if the identifiable livestock are not pigs; or the PigPass administrator, if the identifiable livestock are pigs – if the identifiable livestock are sold for the purpose of slaughter, by the close of business of the saleyard on the day of the sale and, if the identifiable livestock are not sold for the purpose of slaughter, by the close of business of the saleyard on the next business day after the day of the sale. In the case of – a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

The operator of a saleyard from which unsold identifiable livestock are transported must ensure that the information referred to in subregulation (3) is provided to – the NLIS administrator, if the identifiable livestock are not pigs; or the PigPass administrator, if the identifiable livestock are pigs – within 2 days after the unsold identifiable livestock are transported from the saleyard. In the case of – a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

The following is the information to be provided for the purposes of subregulations (1) and (2):the transaction information for the sold or unsold identifiable livestock; if the sold or unsold identifiable livestock were in the possession of a livestock agent before arriving at the saleyard, the name, business address and property identification code of the livestock agent; if a livestock agent is in possession of the sold or unsold identifiable livestock, the name, business address and property identification code of the livestock agent; if the sold or unsold identifiable livestock are to be transported from the saleyard to premises, the property identification code of the premises; if the sold or unsold identifiable livestock are cattle, sheep or goats, a copy of any NLIS movement document created in relation to the transaction; if the sold or unsold identifiable livestock are pigs, a copy of any PigPass movement document created in relation to the transaction.

The operator of a saleyard must, by the close of business on each day on which any identifiable livestock are sold at the saleyard, ensure that a record of the following information for any identifiable livestock sold, or unsold, on that day is kept for a period of at least 2 years:the number of identifiable livestock that were sold; the number of identifiable livestock that were unsold. In the case of – a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; and an individual, a fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.