Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts Australian Capital Territory Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
Note 1 A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act, s 155).
Note 2 A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including regulations (see Legislation Act, s 104).
"abattoir" means any premises used for the slaughter of stock.
"animal" includes—
(a) a vertebrate and an invertebrate; and
(b) a carcass of an animal; and
(c) an egg, embryo, ovum or sperm, or other product, of an animal from which another animal could be produced;
but does not include a human being.
"animal product" includes—
(a) a part of an animal or any secretion or thing that has at any time formed part of an animal; and
(b) a product or thing made or derived from, or including, a part of an animal.
"approved manufacturer" means a manufacturer declared under section 34 to be an approved manufacturer of tags.
"approved tag", in relation to defined stock, means a tag—
(a) manufactured by an approved manufacturer and bearing the number allocated to the owner of the stock under section 33; or
(b) issued to the owner under section 40.
"defined stock" means stock declared under section 30 to be defined stock.
"director" means the Director of Veterinary Hygiene under section 5.
"endemic stock disease" means a disease declared under section 21 to be an endemic stock disease.
"endemic stock disease quarantine area" means an area declared under section 23 to be an endemic stock 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 14 to be an exotic disease quarantine area.
"infected" means—
(a) in relation to an animal—
(i) suffering from an endemic stock disease or an exotic disease; and
(ii) having been in contact, during the previous 12 months, with an animal suffering from an endemic stock disease or an exotic disease; and
(iii) having been kept, pastured or driven on land where an animal suffering from an endemic stock disease or an exotic disease has been kept or pastured during the previous 12 months; or
(b) in relation to premises or a thing—if an animal suffering from an endemic stock disease or an exotic disease has been on the premises or in contact with the thing, during the previous 12 months.
"inspector" means an inspector under section 7.
"market value", in relation to an animal, premises or other thing, means the value that the animal, premises or thing would have had if, at the time when the assessment for compensation purposes is made—
(a) it had not been infected with a disease; and
(b) it had been offered for sale on the open market.
"premises" includes—
(a) a building or part of a building; and
(b) a tent, stall or other structure, whether permanent or temporary; and
(c) land (including water on land) whether or not appurtenant to a building; and
(d) a vehicle.
"register" means the register established and maintained under section 31.
"required media" means—
(a) a daily newspaper circulating generally in the ACT; and
(b) all national or commercial broadcasting services within the meaning of the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Cwlth) broadcasting in the ACT.
"stock" means any horse, cattle, sheep, swine, goat, dog or any animal declared under section 21 to be stock.
"tag" means a tag or label attached to the tails of stock.
"tag number" means a tag number allocated under section 33 or 40.
"travelling stock" means stock that is being moved on any land other than land where the stock is ordinarily kept or pastured.
"vehicle" includes a caravan, trailer or vessel.
"veterinary surgeon" means a person who is registered or licensed as a
veterinary surgeon under a law of a State or Territory.