Getting eID-ready for 1 January 2027

With electronic identification (eID) devices set to become mandatory for all sheep and farmed goats from 1 January 2027, some producers may still be unsure of how to use the eID devices within the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS). 

This short guide sets out the required steps to ensure you are NLIS-ready when mandatory eID comes into effect.  

The following additional resources will help explain many of these requirements in more detail. 

1. Ensuring you have a PIC 
Contact your state or territory department to organise a Property Identification Code (PIC) or check that your property’s PIC is in your name. You can find a list of these contacts on the Integrity Systems website, or learn more about updating/removing your PIC details. 

2. Ordering NLIS-approved eID devices   
Learn more about selecting and applying your eID devices and what to do if you are having problems with your NLIS-approved devices. 

3. Setting up your accounts 
Learn how to set up and link your myMLA account to your Integrity Systems accounts. 

4. Moving stock off your PIC 
Ensure sheep and goats are correctly identified with an eID device before leaving your PIC.  

Complete a movement document. LPA-accredited producers can access the free electronic National Vendor Declarations (eNVD), while non-accredited producers can use a state issued waybill. Learn more about using the eNVD mobile app or web-based system. 

You can check that the receiver has recorded the movement in the NLIS database by conducting a search using the View livestock transferred off your PIC report. 

5. Receiving stock onto your PIC 
Receivers are responsible for recording stock transfers on the NLIS database within 48 hours of stock moving onto your PIC, even if the stock is coming from another PIC you own. You can complete these transfers via your NLIS account. Don’t forget to source an NVD/waybill for the movement.    

6. PIC Reconciliations 
Check the NLIS database to ensure it is an accurate record of NLIS devices and livestock on your property. Refer to the NLIS how-to guides for conducting a PIC reconciliation by either uploading a file or typing in the details.