appropriate state authority. Ensures that the If it will allow NSWFA responsibility for 2. How and to what to take action against May assist in provision of animals extent will the primary producers No change, other identifying the meeting the requirements for and/or sale yards for than have potential to problems about stock requirements can be producers in the breaches which include all required being farmed on enforced by state and Standard make cause issues at information in one contaminated areas. territory jurisdictions. things easier for the abattoir, this may declaration etc. E.g Dee River - Coal DAFF require the abattoirs? have most benefit to Seam Gas etc; abattoir to source abattoirs. appropriately to meet the requirements. NSW Food authority 3. Can this be would not be able to Unknown monetary expressed in No No provide this advantage. monetary terms? information B Costs There will be some 1 (a) Will the No as it formalises costs to the individual what producers adoption of the draft producers who have Standard impose should currently be Producers are not in not already installed No additional costs No any compliance doing to comply with DAFF’s jurisdiction appropriate on farm costs on Primary Industry management requirements Producers? practices. No. Processors 1 (b) Will the already have Processor already adoption of the draft substantial licensed and paying DAFF does not Standard impose requirements in place levies to industry and Status Quo No expect any addition any compliance for identifying the Government. No compliance costs costs on a place of purchase of further costs processor? animals (refer to A 2 above)
appropriate state authority. 2. How and to what extent will the requirements for producers in the Standard make things easier for the abattoirs? If it will allow NSWFA to take action against primary producers and/or sale yards for breaches which cause issues at abattoir, this may have most benefit to abattoirs. No change, other than have potential to include all required information in one declaration etc. May assist in identifying the problems about stock being farmed on contaminated areas. E.g Dee River - Coal Seam Gas etc; Ensures that the responsibility for provision of animals meeting the requirements can be enforced by state and territory jurisdictions. DAFF require the abattoir to source appropriately to meet the requirements. 3. Can this be expressed in monetary terms? NSW Food authority would not be able to provide this information No No Unknown monetary advantage. B Costs 1 (a) Will the adoption of the draft Standard impose any compliance costs on Producers? No as it formalises what producers should currently be doing to comply with Primary Industry requirements There will be some costs to the individual producers who have not already installed appropriate on farm management practices. No additional costs No Producers are not in DAFF’s jurisdiction 1 (b) Will the adoption of the draft Standard impose any compliance costs on a processor? Processor already licensed and paying levies to industry and Government. No further costs No. Processors already have substantial requirements in place for identifying the place of purchase of animals (refer to A 2 above) Status Quo No DAFF does not expect any addition compliance costs
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