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3.1 Suppliers of Breeder and Post-breeder
devices shall have an auditable production
system which as far as is practical
eliminates the possibility of errors
associated with the printing of visual
information on devices. Where orders have
been received from producers, suppliers
shall have an algorithm validation procedure
to check the validity of each producer’s PIC
prior to printing. Where required by
State/Territory authorities, suppliers shall
check the PIC supplied by producers seeking
devices against the name and address details
on the State/Territory PIC register.
3.2 Suppliers must check each Breeder and
Post-breeder device to ensure that the
transponder is correctly encoded with a
number which has not been issued by that
supplier before, and can be reliably read,
prior to the dispatch of the device to a
producer.
3.3 Suppliers shall have a defective product
recall and replacement procedure. Suppliers
shall alert the NLIS Standards Committee
within 10 working days of all complaints
from producers, processors or stock agents
about Breeder and Post-breeder device
quality, performance and reliability. A
resolution report may be supplied if
available.
3.4 Suppliers shall maintain for a minimum
of 7 years a copy of producer orders, the
date each order was dispatched and the
details regarding the transponder and NLIS
numbers for each device. Records of orders
and dispatch details may be kept in
electronic form.
3.5 Suppliers of endorsed devices, including
recycled devices, shall transmit to the NLIS
database, and if required State/Territory
databases, information on producers
receiving devices, including the producer’s
name and address, the date each order was
dispatched and the transponder and NLIS
numbers associated with each device. Such
information shall be transmitted within 24
hours of the dispatch of devices.
3.6 Where the device is a rumen bolus/ear
tag combination, the ear tag and the bolus
shall be physically linked or packaged
together so that the risk of mismatching by
producers during installation is minimised.
3.7 Suppliers shall permit auditors engaged
by the NLIS Standards Committee or a
State/Territory or Commonwealth government
to audit during normal business hours the
manufacturing, printing and dispatch
facilities of the supplier provided at least
ten working days notice is given of the
audit. The supplier shall permit the auditor
to inspect and copy records relating to the
production and dispatch of Breeder and
Post-Breeder devices issued to producers for
use as part of the NLIS.
3.8 Suppliers of Breeder and Post-breeder
devices shall attain ISO 9000 certification
for the production and supply of devices
within twelve months following the
commencement of commercial supply of the
device
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