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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Livestock Disease Control Amendment Bill 2007
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1 Purposes 1
2 Commencement 2
3 Definition of fittings 2
4 Destruction or disposal of diseased livestock 2
5 Swill feeding of pigs 3
6 Cattle compensation fund 3
7 Payments out of Fund 4
8 Repeal of section 77 4
9 Disinfection notice 4
10 Repeal of this Act 4
ENDNOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Introduced in the Assembly
Livestock Disease Control Amendment
Bill 2007
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.
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: In section 3(1) of the Livestock Disease Control
Act No.
115/1994. Act 1994, in the definition of "fittings"--
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as at (a) in paragraph (c), for "livestock;" substitute
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2005
"livestock; or";
and
amending (b) after paragraph (c) insert--
Act Nos
108/2004, "(d) equipment or other articles--
32/2006 and
80/2006. (i) which are normally used in
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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) In section 15(1)(b) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994, for "or a livestock product"
substitute ", livestock product, fitting or fodder".
(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, fitting or fodder".
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(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, fitting or fodder has been
in contact with diseased livestock and the
owner of the livestock, livestock product,
fitting or fodder cannot be located after
reasonable inquiry and there is no person
apparently in charge of the livestock,
livestock product, fitting or fodder, the
inspector may, with the approval of the
Secretary, destroy or otherwise dispose of
the livestock, livestock product, fitting or
fodder.".
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.".
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;".
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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
After section 113(1)(b) of the Livestock Disease
Control Act 1994 insert--
"(ba) livestock or livestock products are kept or
commonly kept;".
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
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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