Subdiv 3Movement documentation

Subdivision 3—Movement documentation 71H—Movement documentation (1) For the purposes of this Division, movement documentation, in relation to sheep or farmed goats being moved, must, subject to this regulation, comprise— (a) either— (i) a copy of the vendor declaration completed in relation to the animals; or (ii) a document containing— (A) the prescribed details in relation to the animals; and (B) the name and signature of the person completing the document; and (b) in the case of sheep other than sheep consigned direct from a livestock saleyard outside the State to an abattoir in the State for slaughter—a sheep health statement. (2) In the case where sheep or farmed goats arrive at an animal holding area, the vendor declaration, or the documents referred to in subregulation (1)(a)(ii), (as the case requires) in relation to the animals must also include the PIC of the animal holding area. (3) The owner or person responsible for the management of sheep or farmed goats that are brought into this State or removed from land on which they have been pastured (the consignor), is guilty of an offence unless movement documentation that complies with this regulation in relation to the animals— (b) is provided to a person (the consignee) as follows: (i) if the animals are brought into the State or removed for the purposes of sale by a stock agent—to the stock agent; (ii) if the animals are brought into the State or removed for the purposes of direct sale to a purchaser—to the purchaser or the person responsible for the management of the animals following the sale; (iii) if the animals are brought into the State or removed for the purposes of their movement to an abattoir or prescribed premises— (A) to the person responsible for the management of the animals following their movement; and (B) to the operator of the abattoir or prescribed premises; (iv) in any other case—to the person responsible for the management of the animals following their movement. (4) If animals at a livestock saleyard are sold by a stock agent, a copy of the movement documentation, or a document containing the prescribed movement details, relating to the movement of the animals to the saleyard must be provided by the agent to a person (the consignee) as follows: (a) if the animals are to be consigned direct to an abattoir for slaughter— (i) to the person responsible for the management of the animals at the abattoir; and (ii) to the operator of the abattoir, by the end of the day of sale; (b) in any other case—to the purchaser or the person responsible for the management of the animals following the sale within 2 days after the sale. (5) Without limitation, a stock agent will be taken to have complied with subregulation (4) if, within the period specified, the agent has— (a) uploaded the copy of the documentation to the NLIS database; and (b) notified the consignee of that upload. (6) Records of documentation under this regulation must be kept as follows: (b) a consignee (other than the operator of an abattoir or the person in charge of a special event) must keep a copy of the movement documentation relating to the consignment for at least 7 years; (c) a consignee who is the operator of an abattoir or the person in charge of a special event must keep a copy of the movement documentation relating to the consignment for at least 2 years. (7) In this regulation— prescribed details, in relation to animals being moved, means— (a) the number and type of animals (that is, sheep or farmed goats) being moved; and (b) the breed, gender and approximate age of the animals; and (c) the date on which the animals are being moved; and (d) the identification code of the land of dispatch; and (e) the identification code of the destination land (or the address or a description of the location of that land); and (f) the serial number of the national vendor declaration (if any) accompanying the animals during their movement; and (g) the date on which the documentation is completed. 71I—Animals at livestock saleyards and abattoirs must have movement documentation (1) If, at a livestock saleyard, a sheep or farmed goat in respect of which movement documentation relating to the movement of the animal to the saleyard has not been provided as required under regulation 71H is sold, the saleyard operator, the stock agent acting on behalf of the vendor and the person responsible for the management of the animal at the saleyard are each guilty of an offence. (2) If, at an abattoir, a sheep or farmed goat in respect of which— (a) in the case of an animal that was moved direct to the abattoir from land on which it was pastured—movement documentation relating to the movement of the animal to the abattoir has not been provided as required under regulation 71H(3); or (b) in the case of an animal that was moved direct to the abattoir from a livestock saleyard to which it was consigned for sale and kept for a period not exceeding 7 days—documentation relating to the movement of the animal to the saleyard has not been provided as required under regulation 71H(4), is slaughtered, the operator of the abattoir and the person responsible for the management or slaughter of the animal are each guilty of an offence. (3) However, no offence is committed under subregulation (2) if the operator of the abattoir notifies an inspector, before the slaughter, of the omission and of as many prescribed movement details relating to the movement of the sheep or farmed goat to the abattoir as may be reasonably ascertained in the circumstances.