National Traceability Accord​


A set of agreed principles voluntarily endorsed by signatories​

Support for the National Traceability Accord is open to all companies across Australia with many associations, retailers and brands already represented as signatories.​

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1 For the greater good

Traceability systems can deliver competitive advantages to individual companies. It is its aggregate value across the economy that will deliver greater safety for all Australians and lift Australia’s brand in key export markets.

2 Interoperability and global data standards

Interoperability of traceability systems is critical to ensure transparent and cost-effective implementation of solutions. Interoperability is needed within and across sectors, domestically and internationally.

3 Traceability insights, collaboration and sharing

The business value of full product traceability can be harnessed through collaboration and sharing of traceability insights along with necessary data on both critical incident as well as on a regular basis.

4 Transparency with privacy

Transparency is a key principle for responsible sharing of traceability data to establish full endto- end product traceability. The signatories recognise that the sharing of traceability data with supply chain partners must be done with data sharing agreements and privacy protections in place.

5 Resolution of incident and data disposal

Resolution of product safety incidents, including food safety, in a timely manner is one of the key criteria for successful implementation of traceability solutions.

6 Traceability with purpose

Traceability must deliver benefits that are tangible, measurable and meaningful to consumers, industry and governments. In this respect traceability is a means to an end, rather than an objective on its own.

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About the Accord

  1. Openly collaborate on end-to-end traceability in a non-competitive way, for the benefit of all.

  2. Utilise global data standards, update or develop new standards when necessary and strive to support interoperability to the greatest extent practical.

  3. Commit to share traceability insights to enhance product safety and recall, biosecurity and authenticity in both domestic and global markets.

  4. Recognise the need to share traceability data with supply chain partners based on data sharing agreements, whilst protecting privacy and intellectual property.

  5. Agree to share relevant product data amongst themselves along with external entities for timely resolution. Signatories will commit to the timely disposal of data shared along with the supporting artefacts.

  6. Share a common goal to enhance traceability to achieve safer and more responsible production and consumption, to gain market access, more effectively meet regulations, to increase efficiencies and capitalise on circular economy opportunities.

  • To improve market access for Australian industry

  • To meet export market requirements and regulations

  • To improve product safety in Australia

  • To remain globally competitive

  • To improve supply chain efficiency

  • To foster a ‘traceability culture’ leading to trust, interoperability and end-to-end supply chain traceability.

  • To guide government policy across portfolios based on industry’s vision for traceability.

  • To inform new members of the National GS1 Traceability Advisory Group and other domestic and international bodies of the group’s purpose and vision.