5.3.3.4 Monitoring Reporting
Linkages with LESCO will be central to the proposed auditing process. As a result of the primary audit, important information will be gained with respect to compliance with animal health and welfare
outcomes as well as outcome reporting, and also with respect to risk management plans. Similarly, the secondary audit will provide information relevant to compliance. Formal reporting structures are
needed to ensure that this information is reported to the LESCO compliance sub-group. This information is critical to the role of LESCO in managing the industry risk management development
program see section 4.4.5.2.
SUMMARY: Linkages between auditing and LESCO will be central to the recommended auditing process, and formal reporting structures are needed.
Information from the primary and secondary audits will assist LESCO to fulfil its responsibility to effectively manage the industry risk management development
program.
5.3.3.5 Continual Improvement
The continual improvement of the audit process is critical in ensuring the audit process does not lose focus of significant changes and emerging issues that arise in the industry.
The industry has a vast amount of intelligence that is available including: • Results of audits;
• Incident reports; and • Stockman’s reports.
Currently, these sources of information are not being utilised to their potential but they could be used to create an audit process that is pro-active and preventative in nature.
It is recommended that these sources of information are periodically reviewed by the Compliance Committee and incorporated into the LEAP Handbook and the audit process. Where necessary these
changes may require an educationtraining program for making exporters aware of new requirements and thereby minimise instances of non-compliance.
RECOMMENDATION 35: It is recommended that intelligence detailed above be reviewed by the Compliance Committee on a quarterly basis and incorporated in the
LEAP Handbook and subsequently the audit process.
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6 REVIEW OF THE LEAP HANDBOOK
6.1 LEAP Rules of Accreditation
This section makes recommendations on how the LEAP rules of accreditation might be changed to achieve better animal welfare performance throughout the live export industry. Each recommendation
is referenced against the LEAP Handbook, March 2001. Unless a specific change is intended, the current Handbook wording is considered satisfactory and no recommendation is offered. Also note
that the table numbers referred to in this chapter follow those used in the LEAP Handbook.
Introduction The purpose of LEAP is to:
a adopt and adhere to practices that will enhance the good reputation of the Australian livestock export industry;
b meet customer and community expectations regarding the handling and presentation of livestock; c ensure participants achieve industry best Standards and operating procedures;
d ensure participants are fully aware of the Commonwealth Government’s export legislation and its need to satisfy importing country protocols;
e meet industry, government and community expectations relating to the treatment and wellbeing of animals throughout the livestock export process; and
f cooperate with government to ensure a regulatory environment in which the industry can function sustainably.
1.0 Definitions and Interpretations 1.1 Definitions
LASC will be replaced by ICC Industry Consultative Committee and LESCO Livestock Export Standards and Compliance Organisation. ICC means an industry advisory committee
constituted as shown in the Handbook. LESCO means an industry group responsible for independent administration of the rules of accreditation and application of the standards as
explained elsewhere in this review.
This substitution should be made throughout the document Throughout the document, LESCO should replace LiveCorp where the latter refers to
administration of the LEAP rules and standards. If LiveCorp remains it will be equivalent to ALEC the Australian Livestock Exporters Council
1.2 Presumptions of interpretation
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