LIVESTOCK ACT 1997

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--Preliminary

• 1 Short title
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Interpretation--general
• 4 Interpretation--notifiable condition and exotic disease
• 5 Interpretation--livestock etc affected or suspected of being affected with disease or contaminant
• 6 Interpretation--controlling or eradicating disease or contamination
• 6A Categories of offences determining maximum penalties and expiation fees
• 7 Application of Act
• 7A Interaction with other Acts

PART 2--Industry involvement in regulation

Division 1--Livestock advisory groups

• 8 Establishment of livestock advisory groups
• 9 Functions of livestock advisory groups
• 10 Terms and conditions of membership and procedures
• 10A Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
• 11 Annual reports

Division 3--Industry codes of practice

• 16 Codes of practice

PART 3--Registration of certain industries

Division 1--Keeping livestock

• 17 Requirement for registration to keep certain livestock

Division 2--Artificial breeding

• 18 Requirement for registration of artificial breeding centre
• 19 Requirement for registration to perform artificial breeding procedure

Division 3--Veterinary diagnostic laboratories

• 20 Requirement for registration of veterinary diagnostic laboratory

Division 4--General

• 21 Eligibility for registration
• 22 Application for registration
• 23 Term of registration and renewal
• 24 Conditions of registration
• 25 Periodic returns
• 26 Suspension or cancellation of registration

PART 3A--Identification codes

• 26A Requirement for identification codes

PART 4--Health of livestock

Division 1--Notifiable conditions

• 27 Requirement to report notifiable conditions
• 28 Acts causing or likely to cause livestock to become affected with notifiable condition
• 29 Bringing notifiable disease into State
• 30 Movement of livestock or livestock products affected with notifiable condition
• 31 Supply of livestock or livestock products affected with notifiable condition
• 32 Feeding of products that may cause livestock to become affected with notifiable condition
• 32A Exemptions for notifiable (report only) diseases

Division 2--Restrictions on entry or movement of livestock or other property

• 33 Prohibition on entry or movement of livestock or other property absolutely or without required health certificate etc

Division 3--Investigations

• 34 Investigation by inspector
• 35 Investigation by owner or occupier of land

Division 4--Control or eradication of disease or contamination

• 36 Guidelines for taking action under this Division
• 36A Declaration of increased risk of exotic disease
• 37 Ministerial notices
• 38 Individual orders
• 39 Action on default
• 40 Action in emergency situations
• 41 Action where no person in charge and owner cannot be located
• 42 Exercising powers in relation to native or feral animals
• 43 Limitation on destruction or disposal of livestock or other property
• 44 Limitation on proceedings in case of exotic disease

Division 5--Implied contractual terms and conditions as to health of livestock

• 45 Implied contractual terms and conditions

Division 6--Liability

• 46 Protection from liability

PART 5--Exotic Diseases Eradication Fund

• 47 Establishment of Fund
• 48 Application of Fund
• 49 Claims for compensation from Fund
• 50 Procedure for making claim and determination of claim
• 51 Review of Chief Inspector's determination of claim

PART 6--Special provisions relating to bees

• 52 Reservation of Kangaroo Island for pure Ligurian bees
• 53 Reservation of other areas for classes of bees by proclamation
• 54 Prohibition against keeping bees in specified areas of State

PART 7--Brands

• 55 Registers of brands
• 56 Applications
• 57 Refusal to register brand
• 58 Term of registration of brand and renewal
• 59 Exclusive use of registered brand
• 60 Transfer of ownership of registered brand
• 61 Cancellation of registration of brand
• 62 Offence to use registered brand of another

PART 8--Administration and enforcement

Division 1--Administration

• 63 Appointments
• 64 Identification of inspectors
• 65 Analysts
• 66 Delegations

Division 2--General powers of inspectors

• 68 General powers of inspectors
• 69 Provisions relating to seizure
• 70 Offence to hinder etc inspectors
• 71 Self-incrimination

Division 3--Compliance notices

• 72 Compliance notices

Division 4--Public warning statements

• 72A Public warning statements for purposes of controlling or eradicating disease or contamination

PART 9--Reviews

• 73 Reviews

PART 10--Miscellaneous

• 75 False or misleading information
• 76 Statutory declarations
• 77 Telephone warrants
• 78 General defence
• 79 Vicarious liability
• 80 Offences by bodies corporate
• 81 Continuing offence
• 82 Extension of period for prosecution and issue of expiation notice
• 83 Recovery of technical costs associated with prosecutions
• 84 Evidence
• 85 Service
• 86 Incorporation of codes, standards or other documents
• 87 Gazette notices etc
• 88 Regulations
• SCHEDULE 1--Requirements for control or eradication of disease or contamination
• SCHEDULE 2--Repeal and transitional provisions
Legislative history