Following a physical movement of livestock, completing a transfer in the NLIS database ensures that the database can trace the location of every animal throughout its life.
This is a legislative requirement in each state and territory. Each jurisdiction is responsible for enforcing the regulatory requirements for NLIS, specifying how and when livestock transfers within the NLIS database must be completed.
This How-to demonstrates the process to transfer electronically tagged livestock onto or off a PIC by typing in the details after a physical movement of stock has occurred.
What is a movement?
Completing a movement on the NLIS database means transferring stock from one PIC to another PIC to reflect the physical location of each animal.
Who updates the NLIS database?
The person responsible for updating the NLIS database varies depending on the situation:
Circumstances when producers need to update the NLIS database
A movement needs to be recorded on the NLIS database by a producer when:
*QUICK TIP: Ensure the right animals are moved by reading the tags with a reader either before they leave your property or as you receive them. This will reduce database errors due to incorrect tag numbers captured visually.
*QUICK TIP: A myMLA account can provide access to your NLIS and LPA accounts with just one log-in. Link your accounts today.
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Select species and “Livestock moved off my property” or “Livestock moved onto my property” > Go
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Select "Type in details" and then enter details in the compulsory fields > Continue
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Confirm all details and then submit > Send
Once logged in, select the species you are working with. Under the ‘notify the database of:’ section select the action 'Livestock moved off my property' or 'Livestock moved onto my property'. Click 'Go'.
Click ‘type in the details’ and then enter details in the compulsory fields (marked with a red star). Click 'Continue'.
*QUICK TIPS:
- When manually entering NLIS ID or RFID numbers ensure there is one number per line, as per the example. For RFIDs, leave a space after the first three digits e.g. 982 000025884234.
For more Quick Tips, click the Help buttons for each field to see a pop-up window of information relevant to that question.
Confirm all details you have entered are correct, and then submit the information to the database by clicking 'Send'.
The database will provide a receipt on-screen. It’s recommended to record the Upload ID (or to print this receipt for reference) and click ‘View my transaction’ history to confirm the status of your transaction.
*QUICK TIP: Record the ‘Upload ID’ provided after each transfer. If details are incorrectly submitted, you will need to immediately conduct a Transfer correction action. This action only amends details of the previous transfer and will request the Upload ID of that transfer. If you notice an error in earlier transfers and need to correct it, contact ISC Customer Service on 1800 683 111.
*QUICK TIP: To ensure the transfer was received by database, click ‘View my transaction history’ to check the status of your ‘Upload ID’ is marked as Complete. If another status is shown, you will need to read the generated email for specific details about the outcome. These other status notes may be: