Biosecurity (National Livestock Identification System) Regulation 2025
Div 33 Voluntary permanent identification of equines and camelids
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Division 3.3 Voluntary permanent identification of equines and camelids Section 44 page 32 Biosecurity (National Livestock Division 3.3 Voluntary permanent identification of equines and camelids 44 Voluntary permanent identification of equines and camelids (1) The director-general may approve— (a) a kind of permanent identifier that may be attached to— (i) horses and other equines; or (ii) alpacas and other camelids; and (b) conditions of use of the permanent identifier. (2) An approval is a disallowable instrument. 45 Offences—misuse of voluntary permanent identifier (1) A person must not attach a permanent identifier approved under section 44 to an animal if— (a) the animal is not an animal for which the identifier is approved; or (b) a condition in the approval is not met. (2) If the director-general has, under section 44, approved a kind of permanent identifier for a particular species, a person must not permanently identify an animal of that species in another way.
Section 46 Part 4 Information requirements—stock transactions 46 Meaning of buy and sell stock—div 4.1 buy, stock, includes acquire the stock in any other way. sell, stock, includes dispose of the stock in any other way. 47 Application—delivery not to include vehicle transfer—pt 4 In this part, identifiable stock is not taken to have been delivered to a property, and delivery information is not required to be given or kept, if the stock— (a) arrive at the property because they are being transferred from one vehicle to another in the course of being transported; and (b) are on the property for less than 24 hours. 48 Meaning of delivery information delivery information, for identifiable stock that is being transferred from 1 property (the previous property) to another property (the receiving property), means the following information: (a) the kind of stock and the number of each kind of stock being transferred; (b) the date the stock left the previous property; (c) the property identification code of the previous property;
Section 49 page 34 Biosecurity (National Livestock (d) the unique serial number of any NLIS movement document created for the delivery of the stock; (e) for a sheep, goat or pig (other than an unidentified harvested rangeland goat)—the relevant identification particulars for the sheep, goat or pig; (f) for a sheep, goat or pig—whether the sheep, goat or pig was born on the previous property; (g) a completed delivery declaration that includes the following information: (i) the name and signature of the person making the declaration; (ii) the date the declaration is made; (iii) either— (A) the property identification code of the receiving property; or readily available—the name and address of the person to whom the stock is to be delivered. Note A relevant NLIS movement document will contain some or all of the delivery information.