IN BRIEF What to expect from an LPA audit The Integrity Systems To meet the new animal welfare Company oversees requirements, producers must be How to renew your LPA 2,000 random audits able to demonstrate that their on-farm accreditation or become of LPA-accredited handling of livestock is consistent accredited for the first time producers each year. with the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines. Step 1: Await your reaccreditation If selected for an audit, a producer Those responsible for livestock letter or voluntarily accredit/ receives an LPA audit advice pack management need to have a copy reaccredit containing information to help them of the Standards and Guidelines, be LPA producers must reaccredit prepare for the process. familiar with its content, complete the every three years. You will receive LPA Learning module, and advise and notification two months before AUS-MEAT contract auditor Brendan your reaccreditation is due. Ryan conducts LPA audits and says oversee others handling livestock. most producers are already on the You can download copies of You may also voluntarily become right track. the Standards and Guidelines at accredited or reaccredit at any animalwelfarestandards.net.au. time. Visit lpa.nlis.com.au or call “When they’re notified about an audit, the LPA helpdesk on 1800 683 111. my advice to producers is: don’t Resources are available to help panic – just read the information pack producers meet LPA requirements Step 2: Complete the LPA carefully and you’ll know what to do,” for biosecurity and animal welfare: Learning modules he said. For all seven elements of LPA: • LPA Learning • Online: visit lpa.nlis.com.au Since July 2018, the LPA program’s • LPA audit check list two new requirements – animal welfare • Offline: call the LPA helpdesk • LPA requirement #6: Biosecurity on 1800 683 111 for a printed and biosecurity – have been included (fact sheet and video) version of the pack. Cost is $22 in the audits. • LPA On-farm Biosecurity Plan (including GST). To meet the new biosecurity (template) requirements, every LPA-accredited • LPA requirement #7: Animal welfare Step 3: Complete the assessment producer needs to have a farm (fact sheet and video) • Online: lpa.nlis.com.au biosecurity plan in place and • Animal Welfare Standards and • Offline: complete the assessment implemented on their farm. Guidelines for sheep, cattle and goats. from the printed pack in Step 2. A biosecurity plan template can be View them at Step 4: Complete the LPA found at mla.com.au/biosecurityplan. mla.com.au/integritytoolsresources■ declaration and pay the $66 fee • Online: lpa.nlis.com.au • Offline: complete the declaration and payment information from the printed pack in Step 2. 7