Mr. Ted Massey:

As the Senator is probably well aware, derogation farmers are subject to increased requirements. Every year they are obliged to submit details on their fertiliser purchases and use, closing stocks and the like. At the moment that imposes a significant burden on those farmers because they have to gather paperwork, go to their adviser and upload the information onto a system. This new provision will streamline all of that and all of the data will be on the system. The farmer will be able to look at the system and see what information is stored. There will be a record of all purchases and the nutrient concentration in those purchases. If we can get to a point where we have a reliable database, then we can say to farmers that there is now no need for them to engage in an administrative burden and paper-based record-keeping system.