23Records and provision of information to NLIS administrator

23 Records and provision of information to NLIS administrator

23 Records and provision of information to NLIS administrator

(1) A person who supplies a permanent identifier must keep the following records in relation to that supply in writing or electronic form—

(a) the date that the identifier was supplied,

(b) the number and type of identifiers supplied,

(c) the identification code and serial number of each identifier,

(d) the full name and business or residential address of the person to whom each identifier was supplied,

(e) the full name and business or residential address of the owner of the stock for which each identifier was supplied and in respect of that stock—

(i) the species of the stock, and

(ii) the property identification code for the property of origin of the stock (if known),

(f) in the case of a permanent identifier for use in a saleyard or an abattoir—the reason why the identifier was supplied.

(2) A person who is required to keep a record in relation to the supply of a permanent identifier must retain the record for 7 years (or 3 years in the case of pigs), unless the permanent identifier is for use in a saleyard or an abattoir, in which case the record must be retained for 2 years.

(3) A person who supplies a permanent identifier for electronically identified stock must, by the close of business on the next working day after the supply, provide the NLIS administrator with the following information—

(a) the relevant identification particulars contained on or in the permanent identifier,

(b) the date on which the permanent identifier was supplied.

cl 23: Am 2018 (394), Sch 1 [7]; 2024 (214), Sch 1[11].