NLIS Uplift Key dates
January 2025: Developer Portal released and available to third-party integrators
A portal for third-party software providers that currently integrate with the NLIS will be released to enable these operators to commence integration work.
June 2025: Foundation Release 1 – for pilot users only
This foundational release will be made available to a small group of pilot users. This group of users will continue to operate in the original NLIS database but will also have the ability to test the functionality of the uplifted system.
September 2025: Release 2 – final release
The second and final release is the most substantial. It will deliver the majority of database functionality and will operate in parallel with the original NLIS database with data flowing between the two, as the diagram below shows.
Did you miss ISC’s Developer Portal introduction?
Catch up below by reviewing the recording and the slides presented at the December 2024 meeting.
Webinar slides
Developer Portal
The ISC Developer Portal, launching on 29 January 2025, will provide a centralised resource for third-party integrators to access technical documentation and support for the NLIS Uplift API services. The portal will streamline the integration process by offering comprehensive API documentation, including key resources such as OpenAPI specifications, mock endpoints, and clear examples to help developers understand and implement the uplifted NLIS services.
As the NLIS Uplift progresses, the documentation will continue to be expanded and enhanced to support additional APIs as they are designed and rolled out, ensuring integrators have ongoing access to up-to-date information.
Integrator Support
The Commonwealth has provided $3.9 million to support current NLIS third-party integrators transition to the uplifted National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database.
The NLIS Uplift Transition Support grant is being administered by Integrity Systems Company. It is designed to help offset the costs of moving from the original API system to the new API version which will support the uplifted NLIS database.
To be eligible for this funding, the third-party integrator needs to be connected to the current NLIS through an API.
Current integrators include:
- Tag and device manufacturers
- Third-party software providers that provide services producers, processors, feedlots, saleyards and agents
- State and territory departments of agriculture requiring a data provisioning upgrade
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible, the third-party integrator must:
- Have an existing API connection
- Be using the NLIS API for biosecurity or traceability purposes
- Have accessed the NLIS in the past year
Applicants will not be eligible for consideration if:
- The provider is the recipient of other Commonwealth traceability grants
- Any NLIS users upload data via the web and not through an API
Applicants will need to consider the following
Grant funds available to each integrator within a specific sector will be capped. More information on specific funding amounts will be made available as applications open.
Each integrator will be required to contribute, on top of the grant allocation, at least 20% of grant funds made available to them.
Integrators will be required to provide a Financial Statement at the end of the project demonstrating they contributed a minimum of 20% of the grant funds provided. .
If you are unclear about the eligibility requirements or anything above, please contact ISC’s Digital Adoption Manager Renelle Jeffrey by emailing rjeffrey@integritysystems.com.au
How do I apply?
Applications will open in February 2025.
Applicants will be required to provide information about:
- Their business
- The service their business provides to the Australian red meat industry
- Technical capabilities
- Risk management approaches
Details about how to apply will be posted to this webpage and on Meat & Livestock Australia’s Current Tenders webpage.
NLIS Database Uplift Integrator Transition Grant support Key Dates
29 January 2025 – Developer Portal key information, including API definitions, and access link sent to all third-party integrators that currently access the NLIS
Mid-February 2025 – Applications open; communications distributed about the grant and webinar held with potential applicants to explain application process and other details
Mid-March 2025 – Applications close
April 2025 – Applicants notified of outcome; funding agreements made available for signing
Contact details
NLIS Database Uplift Integrator Transition Grant support: Renelle Jeffrey, rjeffrey@integritysystems.com.au
NLIS Database Uplift Third-Party Integrator technical support: Peter Quigley, pquigley@integritysystems.com.au
NLIS Database Uplift Project team: nlisuplift@integritysystems.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
Funding will be available to offset some of the costs of transition from the original NLIS API to the new system. Any questions relating to funding availability for NLIS API upgrades, feel free to contact ISC Program Manager Digital Adoption – rjeffrey@integritysystems.com.au
A significant project is currently underway to uplift the NLIS database and as part of that project existing APIs will become obsolete. To continue to service your clients, it is recommended that you upgrade to the API which will service the uplifted NLIS. Any questions relating to technical aspects of NLIS Integration, feel free to contact ISC Integration Analyst – pquigley@integritysystems.com.au
Yes. ISC is administering a $3.9 million (ex GST) Commonwealth grant to help support existing NLIS third-party API integrators and State Departments of Agriculture transition to the uplifted NLIS.
Third-party integrators interested in applying for funding support will need to complete an application form. Applications are expected to open in mid February 2025. Interested applicants will be asked to share information about their business and demonstrate their experience serving the red meat industry, technical capabilities, and risk management.
The funding is to be used to offset some of the costs of transitioning from the current NLIS API to the Uplifted version. Funding can be used for technical developments, project management and communications to clients.
In consultation with the Commonwealth, ISC has developed a funding framework to distribute grant funds to current NLIS integrators. To do this ISC will engage a Review Panel to assess all applications and make funding decisions. An independent Review Panel chair will oversee the Review Panel.
A set of funding principles has been endorsed by the Commonwealth to determine funding allocations. Funding allocations are based on the level of technical change required to transition to the new API, as well as research and analysis of current API usage.
No. The grant funding is only available to third-party integrators that have an existing API connection to the NLIS.
At this stage there is only one funding round available.
No. The grant is designed to help support and offset some of the costs of transitioning to the new API. It will not cover all the development costs of transitioning to the uplifted NLIS.
Applications will open in mid-February 2025 or two weeks after the Developer Portal is released. Currently, the Developer Portal is due to be released on 29 January 2025.
Yes. There is funding available to support State and Territory governments' transition to the uplifted NLIS. The specific arrangements for this will be discussed directly with the relevant department.
NLIS Uplift API documentation will be released into the NLIS Uplift Developer Portal progressively throughout 2025. The first documentation is expected to be available late January 2025