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