New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STOCK DISEASES ACT 1923 - SECT 17A

17A Orders to prevent spread of disease in artificial breeding material

(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease resulting from the use of artificial breeding material, by order published in the Gazette:

(a) prohibit the sale or supply, or the use for or in connection with an artificial breeding procedure, of artificial breeding material taken from specified stock, or

(b) prohibit the sale or supply, or the use for or in connection with an artificial breeding procedure, of artificial breeding equipment used for or in connection with an artificial breeding procedure involving specified stock or involving artificial breeding material taken from specified stock, or

(c) require the owner or person in charge of artificial breeding material taken from specified stock to take specified action in respect of that artificial breeding material, or

(d) require the owner or person in charge of artificial breeding equipment used for or in connection with an artificial breeding procedure involving specified stock or involving artificial breeding material taken from specified stock to take specified action in respect of that artificial breeding equipment, or

(e) order the owner or person in charge of specified stock to cause the stock to be tested for disease in a specified manner prior to the collection of artificial breeding material from the stock.

(2) The action that a person can be required to take in respect of artificial breeding material or artificial breeding equipment by an order under this section is any of the following:

(a) the testing of the material or equipment in a specified manner,

(b) the storing of the material or equipment in a specified manner,

(c) the disposal or destruction of the material or equipment in a specified manner,

(d) such other action as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3) An order under this section can specify stock by reference to individuals or by reference to type, breed, blood line or species of the stock or characteristics of the stock.

(4) An order under subsection (1):

(a) may be general or limited in its application to a specified part of the State, and

(b) may prohibit an activity absolutely or subject to specified exceptions or to compliance with specified conditions.

(5) An order under this section is (unless revoked sooner) revoked 6 months after the date on which the order was published in the Gazette.

(6) Sections 40 and 41 of the Interpretation Act 1987 apply to an order under this section in the same way as they apply to a statutory rule within the meaning of that Act.