43Saleyards

43 Saleyards

43 Saleyards

(1) For the purposes of this clause, the following are reportable transactions at a saleyard—

(a) the sale of any identifiable stock at the saleyard,

(b) the movement of any unsold identifiable stock from the saleyard.

(2) The operator of a saleyard at which a reportable transaction has occurred must ensure that the NLIS administrator is provided with the following information—

(a) the transaction information in relation to the reportable transaction,

(b) if the stock involved in the transaction were held by a stock and station agent before being sent to the saleyard—the agent identification code of the stock and station agent,

(c) if a stock and station agent has taken possession of the stock involved in the transaction—the agent identification code of the agent,

(d) if the stock involved in the transaction are to be sent to a property—the property identification code of the property,

(e) if the identifiable stock involved in the transaction are sheep, goats or pigs—a copy of any NLIS movement document created in relation to the transaction.

(3) Information provided to the NLIS administrator under this clause must be provided—

(a) if the identifiable stock are cattle and the reportable transaction is the sale of those cattle for the purpose of slaughter at an abattoir—by the close of business of the saleyard on the day of the sale, or

(b) in any other case—by the close of business of the saleyard on the next working day after the reportable transaction occurs.

(4) The operator of a saleyard must ensure that, on any day on which cattle, sheep, goats or pigs are sold at the saleyard a record is made, by the close of business on that day, of the number of cattle, sheep, goats or pigs sold on that day (the daily sale information).

(5) The operator of the saleyard must keep a record of the daily sale information for at least 2 years.

cll 43–45: Am 2018 (394), Sch 1 [11].