V.ISC.4001 - National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) Database Uplift: Strategic Discovery (Stage 1)

Summary

On September 15, 2023, the Australian Government announced that Integrity Systems Company (a subsidiary of Meat & Livestock Australia) are the successful recipients of a grant to replace and enhance the NLIS Database and its supporting systems, as part of the funding to support traceability database upgrades, announced for the October 2022-23 Budget biosecurity package. The NLIS database has been in operation for more than 23 years, and while it continues to perform its intended role, it is nearing the end of its maintainable life. As a vital resource in underpinning biosecurity and market access, the build of a new national livestock traceability platform will ensure that there is a fit-for-purpose data capture, storage and distribution system for tracking livestock and their movements. The new platform will provide improved interoperability in being able to accommodate additional data inputs from other systems.

The project to deliver the new NLIS database is planned over 3 years and is divided into six stages. The Strategic Discovery, Discover and Define, Architecture and Design, Phased Build, Deployment and the Decommissioning of the existing NLIS database.

Objectives

The Strategic Discovery delivered initial consultation with industry, government stakeholders and other key parties, to ensure that there is alignment and agreement on the scope for the platform build. The report provides a high-level guide for the phased approach for the build and informs the key inputs of Stage 2 which will develop a more detailed future state definition, with the prioritisation of functional and non-functional requirements.

Future research