Livestock Disease Control Amendment Act 2007
No. 7 of 2007
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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Purposes
Commencement
Definition of fittings
Destruction or disposal of diseased livestock
Swill feeding of pigs
Cattle compensation fund
Payments out of Fund
Repeal of section 77
Disinfection notice
Repeal of this Act
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Victoria
Livestock Disease Control Amendment
Act 2007†
No. 7 of 2007
[Assented to 23 April 2007]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purposes
The purposes of this Act are to amend the
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994—
(a) to improve the administration and
enforcement of that Act; and
(b) to make changes to the cattle compensation
scheme.
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2 Commencement
(1) This Act (other than sections 6, 7 and 8) comes
into operation on the day after the day on which it
receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Sections 6, 7 and 8 come into operation on a day
to be proclaimed.
3 Definition of fittings
See:
Act No.
115/1994.
Reprint No. 5
as at
10 March
2005
and
amending
Act Nos
108/2004,
32/2006 and
80/2006.
LawToday:
www.
legislation.
vic.gov.au
In section 3(1) of the Livestock Disease Control
Act 1994, in the definition of "fittings"—
(a) in paragraph (c), for "livestock;" substitute
"livestock; or";
(b) after paragraph (c) insert—
"(d) equipment or other articles—
(i) which are normally used in
connection with livestock and
which have been brought into
contact with any livestock
product; or
(ii) which are used in the processing
or manufacture of livestock
products and which have been
brought into contact with any
livestock product;".
4 Destruction or disposal of diseased livestock
(1) For section 15(1)(b) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 substitute—
"(b) any livestock, livestock product, fodder,
fitting or any other article has been in contact
with diseased livestock or a diseased
livestock product—".
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(2) In sections 15(1)(c), 15(1)(d) and 15(2) of the
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994, for
"or livestock product" (wherever occurring)
substitute ", livestock product, fodder, fitting or
article".
(3) For section 15(3) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 substitute—
"(3) If an inspector knows or reasonably suspects
that livestock or a livestock product is
infected with a disease or that any livestock,
livestock product, fodder, fitting or any other
article has been in contact with diseased
livestock or a diseased livestock product and
the owner of the livestock, livestock product,
fodder, fitting or article cannot be located
after reasonable inquiry and there is no
person apparently in charge of the livestock,
livestock product, fodder, fitting or article,
the inspector may, with the approval of the
Secretary, destroy or otherwise dispose of
the livestock, livestock product, fodder,
fitting or article.".
5 Swill feeding of pigs
For section 41(2)(d) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 substitute—
"(d) milk;
(e) a milk product or milk by-product from a
dairy manufacturing business licensed under
the Dairy Act 2000.".
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6 Cattle compensation fund
After section 71(2)(c) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 insert—
"(ca) any money paid to Victoria under any
agreement or arrangement to which Victoria
is a party for or in respect of compensation
for cattle suffering from disease;".
7 Payments out of Fund
In section 72(1) of the Livestock Disease Control
Act 1994—
(a) in paragraph (b), for "being destroyed."
substitute "being destroyed;";
(b) after paragraph (b) insert—
"(c) to the payment of any amount payable
by Victoria under any agreement or
arrangement referred to in section
71(2)(ca).".
8 Repeal of section 77
Section 77 of the Livestock Disease Control Act
1994 is repealed.
9 Disinfection notice
(1) After section 113(1)(b) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 insert—
"(ba) livestock or livestock products are kept or
commonly kept;".
(2) In section 113(1)(e) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994, for "or fitting" substitute
", fitting or any other article".
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10 Repeal of this Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of
the first day on which all of its provisions are in
operation.
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
†
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 28 February 2007
Legislative Council: 15 March 2007
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 to improve the administration and
enforcement of that Act and to make changes to the cattle compensation
scheme and for other purposes."
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