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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Receive sheep or goats
   • Receive accompanying documentation and check for completeness
   • Carry out physical check of received stock (head count)
   • Check for presence of tags
   • Record required information for state jurisdictions
   • Take corrective action for untagged sheep or deficient documentation according to regulatory and workplace requirements
2. Communicate issues/matters arising to internal management
   • Use established enterprise communication processes.
   • Complete records of issues/matters arising and actions taken according to enterprise requirements

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must manage National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) data for sheep and goats from the point of arrival at an abattoir and whilst they are in lairage.

The candidate must:

read and interpret a National Vendor Declaration( NVD)

read and interpret a Post Sale Summary (PSS)

receive sheep or goats

check tags

check relevant documentation

communicate issues/matters arising to internal management

use communication skills relevant to work instructions and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to interact with agents, saleyards or transporters, raise and explain issues and problems

take appropriate steps to minimise workplace health and safety risks when working with livestock

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate a factual, technical, procedural and theoretical knowledge of:

the NLIS system, including the origin and nature of the system, its commercial importance, role in food safety and importing country requirements, role in traceability

NLIS regulatory requirements in relation to abattoirs

NLIS devices including ear tags, Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFIDs) (where applicable) and their purpose and function in the NLIS for sheep and goats

purpose, nature of and regulations underpinning the use of Property Identification Codes (PICs)

how to deal with problems relating to consignment PICs

role and responsibilities of regulators, and other bodies such as Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) in relation to NLIS

status, abbreviations and what they mean, and the required actions to be taken in response

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