Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL DISEASES ACT 2005 - NOTES

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     ACAT

              •     contravene

              •     daily newspaper

              •     director-general (see s 163)

              •     document

              •     exercise

              •     function

              •     home address

              •     police officer

              •     reviewable decision notice

              •     State

              •     veterinary surgeon.

"abattoir" means premises used for the slaughter of stock.

"agency", of the Commonwealth or a State—

        (a)     means—

              (i)     an administrative unit of the Commonwealth or State; or

              (ii)     a statutory office-holder of the Commonwealth or State; or

              (iii)     any other entity established for a public purpose under a law of the Commonwealth or State; and

        (b)     includes a member of, or a member of the staff of, the agency.

"analyst", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 54.

"animal" includes—

        (a)     a vertebrate and an invertebrate; and

        (b)     an egg, embryo, ovum or sperm, or other product, of an animal from which another animal could be produced; and

        (c)     a dead animal;

but does not include a human being.

"animal product" includes—

        (a)     a part of an animal or a secretion or thing that has at any time been part of an animal; and

        (b)     a product or thing made or derived from an animal or a part of an animal.

"approved tag" means a tag approved under a regulation.

"at" premises includes in or on the premises.

"authorised person "means an authorised person under section 64.

"bag", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"bulk", for feed or meal, for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"chief veterinary officer" means the Chief Veterinary Officer appointed under section 7.

"compensable disease "means an endemic disease declared to be a compensable disease under section 16.

"compounded feed", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"connected", for part 6 (Enforcement)—see section 63.

"disease", for part 6 (Enforcement)—see section 63.

"endemic disease" means a disease declared under section 16 to be an endemic disease.

"endemic disease quarantine area" means an area declared under section 20 to be an endemic disease quarantine area.

"exotic disease "means a disease declared under section 12 to be an exotic disease.

"exotic disease quarantine area" means an area declared under section 19 to be an exotic disease quarantine area.

"feed tag", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"holding" means any parcel or parcels of land worked as a single property, whether held under the same or different titles.

"infected"—see section 9.

"market value", for compensation for an animal, premises or other thing, means the value that the animal, premises or other thing would have had if, at the time when the assessment for compensation is made—

        (a)     it had not been infected with a disease; and

        (b)     it had been offered for sale on the open market.

"meal", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"non-restricted feed material statement", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 55.

"occupier", of premises, for part 6 (Enforcement)—see section 63.

"offence", for part 6 (Enforcement)—see section 63.

"premises" includes land or a structure or vehicle and any part of an area of land or a structure or vehicle.

"quarantine area "means an exotic disease quarantine area or an endemic disease quarantine area.

"register" means the register kept under section 39.

"required media" means—

        (a)     a daily newspaper; and

        (b)     all national or commercial broadcasting services within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cwlth) broadcasting in the ACT.

"restricted feed material", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 53.

"restricted feed material statement", for part 5 (Restricted feed material—ruminants)—see section 55.

"reviewable decision", for part 7 (Notification and review of decisions)—see section 85.

"road" means any road, street, lane, thoroughfare or footpath open to, or used by, the public.

"stock", for part 4 (Stock tags)—see section 37.

"tag "means a tag, label, mark or electronic device designed to be attached to or placed on tagable stock to identify stock for this Act.

"tagable stock "means an animal declared under section 38 to be tagable stock.

"tag number "means a tag number issued under section 42.

"travelling stock "means stock that is being travelled other than on the holding where the stock is ordinarily kept.

"vehicle"—

        (a)     see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary; and

        (b)     includes a boat or aircraft.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history. These details are underlined. Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

Animal Diseases Act 2005 A2005-18

notified LR 13 April 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 13 April 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 13 October 2005 (s 2 and LA s 79)

as amended by

Statute Law Amendment Act 2005 (No 2) A2005-62 sch 1 pt 1.1

notified LR 21 December 2005

s 1, s 2 commenced 21 December 2005 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 11 January 2006 (s 2 (1))

Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2006 A2006-40 sch 2 pt 2.5

notified LR 28 September 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.5 commenced 29 September 2006 (s 2 (1))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3) A2007-39 sch 3 pt 3.2

notified LR 6 December 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 27 December 2007 (s 2)

Animal Diseases Amendment Act 2007 A2007-45

notified LR 13 December 2007

s 1, s 2 commenced 13 December 2007 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 14 December 2007 (s 2)

Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 A2008-26 sch 2 pt 2.1

notified LR 14 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 14 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 2 pt 2.1 commenced 14 February 2009 (s 2 and LA s 79)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2008 A2008-28 sch 1 pt 1.1

notified LR 12 August 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 12 August 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 26 August 2008 (s 2)

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.6

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.6 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Animal Diseases Amendment Act 2009 A2009-14

notified LR 29 June 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 June 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 6 July 2009 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.2

notified LR 1 September 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.2 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2)

Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) A2009-49 sch 3 pt 3.1

notified LR 26 November 2009

s 1, s 2 commenced 26 November 2009 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.1 commenced 17 December 2009 (s 2)

Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011 A2011-22 sch 1 pt 1.8

notified LR 30 June 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.8 commenced 1 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

4     Amendment history

Commencement
s 2     om LA s 89 (4)

Objects of Act
s 3     sub A2009-14 s 4

Chief veterinary officer
pt 2 hdg     sub A2009-14 s 5

Appointment of chief veterinary officer
s 7     sub A2009-14 s 5
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Delegation by chief veterinary officer
s 8     am A2007-45 s 4
    sub A2009-14 s 5

Certificate of freedom from disease
s 11     am A2009-14 s 26

Notification of exotic disease
s 13     am A2009-14 s 26

Directions to control spread of exotic disease
s 14     am A2009-14 s 6, s 7, s 26

Import restrictions
s 15     am A2009-20 amdt 3.4

Notification of endemic disease
s 17     am A2009-14 s 26

Directions to control spread of endemic disease
s 18     am A2009-14 s 8, s 9, s 26

Exotic disease quarantine area
s 19     am A2009-14 s 10; A2009-20 amdt 3.4

Endemic disease quarantine area
s 20     am A2009-14 s 11

Content of quarantine declarations
s 21     am A2008-28 amdt 1.1

Offence—contravening restriction in quarantine declaration
s 22     am A2009-14 s 12

Public notices for quarantine areas
s 23     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Offence—movement of animals
s 24     am A2009-14 s 26; A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Authorisation for activity movements in quarantine area
s 24A     ins A2009-14 s 13

Person conducting activity to comply with conditions
s 24B     ins A2009-14 s 13

Person conducting activity to keep records
s 24C     ins A2009-14 s 13

Removal of refuse from quarantine area
s 25     am A2009-14 s 14, s 26

Court proceedings about exotic disease declaration
s 26     am A2006-40 amdt 2.58

Destruction of infected animals etc—endemic disease
s 27     am A2009-14 s 15, s 26

Compensation for animal etc destroyed—endemic disease
s 28     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Destruction of infected animals etc—exotic disease
s 29     am A2009-14 s 16, s 26

Compensation for animal etc destroyed—exotic disease
s 30     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Compensation for death of animal from exotic disease
s 31     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Spreading disease
s 32     am A2009-14 s 26

Use of vaccines etc
s 33     am A2009-14 s 26

Selling, disposing of or abandoning infected animals
s 35     am A2009-14 s 17, s 26

Interference with structures securing infected animals
s 36     am A2009-14 s 26

Register of tag numbers
s 39     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Correction of register
s 40     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Applications for tag numbers
s 41     am A2009-14 s 26

Tag numbers
s 42     am A2009-49 amdt 3.1; A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Approved manufacturers
s 43     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Approved tags
s 44     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Unauthorised manufacture and issue of tags
s 45     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Cancellation of tag numbers
s 50     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Evidentiary certificates
s 52     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Analysts for pt 5
s 54     am A2008-26 amdt 2.1; A2009-14 s 26

Offences—feeding restricted feed material to ruminants
s 60     am A2009-14 s 26

Procedure if samples taken for pt 5
s 61     am A2009-14 s 26

Appointment of authorised people
s 64     am A2007-45 s 5; A2009-14 s 18, s 26; A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Identity cards
s 65     am A2007-45 s 6; A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Power to enter premises
s 66     am A2009-14 s 19

General powers on entry to premises
s 69     am A2009-14 s 26

Power to require name and address
s 70     am A2009-49 amdt 3.2

Return of things seized
s 82     am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Notification and review of decisions
pt 7 hdg     sub A2008-37 amdt 1.19

Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 7
s 85     am A2007-39 amdt 3.5
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.19

Reviewable decision notices
s 86     sub A2008-37 amdt 1.19

Applications for review
s 86A     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.19

Noncompliance with directions and cost recovery
s 87     am A2009-14 s 26

Information exchange between jurisdictions
s 87A     ins A2009-14 s 20
    am A2011-22 amdt 1.32

Regulation-making power
s 90     am A2005-62 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2; A2009-14 s 21, s 22

Transitional
pt 9 hdg     exp 13 October 2007 (s 94)

Definitions for pt 9
s 91     exp 13 October 2007 (s 94)

Stock tag numbers
s 92     exp 13 October 2007 (s 94)

Transitional regulations
s 93     exp 13 October 2007 (s 94)

Expiry of pt 9
s 94     exp 13 October 2007 (s 94)

Legislation repealed
s 95     om LA s 89 (3)

Dictionary
dict     am A2007-45 s 7; A2008-37 amdt 1.20; A2009-14 s 23; A2009-20 amdt 3.5; A2009-49 amdt 3.3; A2011-22 amdt 1.33
    def agency ins A2009-14 s 24
    def chief veterinary officer ins A2009-14 s 24
    def director om A2009-14 s 25
    def tag sub A2005-62 amdt 1.3
    def required media am A2009-20 amdt 3.6
    def reviewable decision ins A2008-37 amdt 1.21

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No and date	Effective	Last amendment made by	Republication for
R1 13 Oct 2005	13 Oct 2005- 10 Jan 2006	not amended	new Act
R2 11 Jan 2006	11 Jan 2006– 28 Sept 2006	A2005-62	amendments by A2005-62
R3 29 Sept 2006	29 Sept 2006– 13 Oct 2007	A2006-40	amendments by A2006-40
R4 14 Oct 2007	14 Oct 2007– 13 Dec 2007	A2006-40	commenced expiry
R5 14 Dec 2007	14 Dec 2007– 26 Dec 2007	A2007-45	amendments by A2007-45
R6 27 Dec 2007	27 Dec 2007– 25 Aug 2008	A2007-45	amendments by A2007-39
R7 26 Aug 2008	26 Aug 2008– 1 Feb 2009	A2008-28	amendments by A2008-28
R8 2 Feb 2009	2 Feb 2009– 13 Feb 2009	A2008-37	amendments by A2008-37
R9 14 Feb 2009	14 Feb 2009– 5 July 2009	A2008-37	amendments by A2008-26
R10 6 July 2009	6 July 2009– 21 Sept 2009	A2009-14	amendments by A2009-14
R11* 22 Sept 2009	22 Sept 2009– 16 Dec 2009	A2009-20	amendments by A2009-20
R12 17 Dec 2009	17 Dec 2009– 30 June 2011	A2009-49	amendments by A2009-49

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

A2005-18

Republication No 13

Effective: 1 July 2011

Republication date: 1 July 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-22





Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Animal Diseases Act 2005

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 July 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

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Endnotes

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Animal Diseases Act 2005