Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) Program

Industry quality assurance program for livestock production covering food safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity on-farm. Applies to Australian livestock producers supplying cattle, sheep, and goats.

10

Rules extracted

150

Obligations decomposed

15.0x

Avg obligations per rule

🇦🇺 Australia

Jurisdiction

What AuditDSS covers

Source

1

Regulation

Extracted

10

Rules

Decomposed

150

Obligations

15.0x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 15.0 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 150 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in LPA Program is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) Program
Regulatory body
Integrity Systems Company
Jurisdiction
🇦🇺 Australia
Document type
standard
Effective date
May 1, 2025

Who this applies to

livestock producersfeedlot operatorscattle ownersproperty managers

Key requirements

  • LPA accreditation
  • property risk assessment (Module 1)
  • safe animal treatments (Module 2)
  • stock foods and pasture treatments (Module 3)
  • preparation for dispatch (Module 4)
  • livestock transactions (Module 5)
  • biosecurity management (Module 6)
  • animal welfare management (Module 7)
  • record keeping and traceability
  • audit and compliance

Frequently asked questions about LPA Program

What is LPA Program?

Industry quality assurance program for livestock production covering food safety, animal welfare, and biosecurity on-farm. Applies to Australian livestock producers supplying cattle, sheep, and goats.

Who does LPA Program apply to?

LPA Program applies to livestock producers, feedlot operators, cattle owners, property managers.

How many obligations does LPA Program contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed LPA Program into 150 atomic obligations from 10 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of LPA Program?

The key requirements include: LPA accreditation, property risk assessment (Module 1), safe animal treatments (Module 2), stock foods and pasture treatments (Module 3), preparation for dispatch (Module 4), livestock transactions (Module 5), biosecurity management (Module 6), animal welfare management (Module 7), record keeping and traceability, audit and compliance.

How can I assess my LPA Program compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 150 LPA Program obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces LPA Program?

LPA Program is enforced in Australia by Integrity Systems Company.

When did LPA Program come into effect?

LPA Program became effective on May 1, 2025.

What industry does LPA Program apply to?

LPA Program is primarily relevant to the Food Safety & Manufacturing industry. AuditDSS covers 61 regulations in this industry sector.

Build a LPA Program compliance pack

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Policy

High-level commitments and governance framework covering LPA Program requirements.

Procedures

Step-by-step operational procedures to implement each policy commitment.

Forms & checklists

Ready-to-use forms, registers, and checklists for day-to-day compliance operations.

Multi-regulation

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Already have a policy? Assess it against LPA Program

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Upload your document

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AI maps against 150 obligations

Your document is scored against every obligation in LPA Program. Each claim is mapped to the obligation tree and evaluated for coverage.

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Risk-scored gap report

Receive every gap ranked by risk priority with remediation guidance, enforcement evidence, and cascade impact analysis.

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