CoRLink Accreditation
CoRLink Accreditation is a comprehensive industry accreditation program designed to support the implementation of a robust Safety Management System and quality assurance framework. This program helps all parties in the supply chain adhere to relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice, and Guidelines, ensuring compliance and best practices.
The scheme aims to increase accreditation in the industry, provide a single system framework for all supply chain parties to adhere to, while addressing HVNL, CoR, WHS, Environmental and Quality Assurance provisions and Legislative requirements not currently addressed in other schemes;
CoRLink Accreditation adopts a best practice approach to industry and provides a single live Risk Management System with managed updates and ongoing auditing.
NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE MODULE
The CoRLink Accreditation National Animal Welfare Module has been developed to provide an industry business management framework consistent with legislation and enforcement across Australia with regard to animal welfare, and provide guidance for all persons involved in, and responsible for livestock handling, preparation, and transport.
The development of the National Animal Welfare Module Business Standards is based on scientific knowledge, recommended industry practice, and wider community expectations with relation to livestock and animal welfare. The Business Standards apply to all those responsible for the care and management of livestock that are transported, including drivers, transport companies, owners, agents and livestock handlers at farming enterprises, depots, saleyards, feedlots and livestock-processing plants. The chain of responsibility for livestock welfare in transport begins with the owner or their agent and extends to the final receiver of the livestock.
TAILORED FRAMEWORKS
The CoRLink Accreditation National Animal Welfare Module provides tailored frameworks for the following roles.
PRIMARY PRODUCERS
Primary producers can benefit from a simple and robust framework ensuring compliance with animal welfare laws. CoRLink Accreditation promotes risk management, transparency, and accountability across the supply chain, reinforcing industry standards and consumer confidence.
Livestock Transport Operators
For small, medium, and large transport operators, the CoRLink Accreditation National Animal Welfare Module ensures compliance with HVNL, CoR, and WHS regulations. It provides a structured framework for best practice handling, risk management, and accountability, minimizing stress during transport while ensuring ongoing training and auditing.
Supply Chain Parties
Saleyards, abattoirs, feedlots, livestock agents, penning facilities, consignors, and primary producers benefit from a unified framework ensuring compliance with animal welfare laws. CoRLink Accreditation promotes risk management, transparency, and accountability across the supply chain, reinforcing industry standards and consumer confidence.
BECOME CORLINK ACCREDITATED
Become a part of CORLink and take the first step towards a safer, more professional future in the heavy vehicle industry. Together, we can make a difference on the road.
