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Producers issued with a CAR following an LPA audit can now address the request via their online LPA account 

There is no perfect formula to record keeping. Any format of records is accepted under LPA so long as it meets the requirements. The LPA record keeping templates are used by many producers and include all details that must be recorded. All documents may now be uploaded to the producer’s LPA account for safe storage. Updates to the LPA website now also allow property risk assessments and farm biosecurity plans to be completed entirely online rather than on a printed template. See our step-by-step guide to creating and uploading documents in your LPA account. Alternately, some producers find that keeping...

Yes, all LPA accredited producers are subject to random audits. Completion of 60 days on clean feed period and provision of a signed ‘Clean Feed Verification Form’ to LPA Administration does not negate this. Some Approved Auditors may conduct a full LPA audit while they are conducting the Clean Feed Verification audit. This is a voluntary audit at no additional cost and would exclude you from the LPA Random Audit Pool for three years. It would not exclude you from the LPA Targeted Audit program.  

Audits

All LPA accredited producers – from large scale operators to hobby farmers – may be audited to check how records are maintained and how food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare management is being carried out on-farm. Help your clients be prepared by sharing the resources below: more information about LPA audits the LPA audit checklist factsheet: how to respond to an LPA Corrective Action Request (CAR) factsheet: how to submit evidence for a remote audit.

LPA Audits Online Webinar  Date: Tuesday 20 NovemberTime: 7pm AEDTLocation: Online  Join ISC and AUS-MEAT to learn about steps you can take to be prepared for any future LPA audits. Learn how to ensure your food safety, biosecurity and animal welfare records are organised.   Who is this webinar for? This webinars has been structured to address the needs of specific user groups, including hobby farmers or small landholders, goat owners and goat depots, plus anyone handling livestock. That means farm owners, managers, overseers, farm hands and agricultural teachers will benefit! REGISTER FOR EVENT   Please note: This webinar start at 7pm AEDT. Please check...

All LPA accredited producers – from large scale operators to hobby farmers – may be audited. Approximately 2500 producers are selected each year at random from the list of producers who have not yet been audited. Annually, there are 1000 audits selected based on LPA risks and non-compliance areas such as NLIS transfers not being completed, biosecurity risk issues and LPA NVD non-compliance.  For producers accredited under a Voluntary Module audit frequencies may differ. 

Qualified auditors from AUS-MEAT visit LPA accredited farms and conduct the on-farm audits for the LPA program. The process is overseen by Integrity Systems Company.

A PIC reconciliation is a requirement if you are European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS) accredited. Otherwise, it is a recommended practice, not a requirement under LPA. PIC reconciliations help ensure the NLIS electronic identification devices (EIDs) producers have physically on their PIC match those listed on the NLIS database. This assists in tracing during a disease outbreak or food safety incident. For more information visit the PIC reconciliations web page. 

Find out more about the current LPA auditing arrangements.