Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 79B

Payments out of the Fund

79B. Payments out of the Fund



(1) The Sheep and Goat Compensation Fund is to be applied-

   (a)  to the payment, in accordance with this Division, of claims for
        compensation;

   (b)  to the payment, in accordance with this Division, of costs incurred in
        connection with the transporting and destroying of any sheep or goats
        if the carcases of the sheep or goats are condemned as unfit for human
        consumption or if the sheep or goats are ordered to be destroyed but
        die before being destroyed;

   (c)  to a payment granted under section 79HB.





(2) The Minister may make payments-

   (a)  from the capital of the Fund for administering the provisions of this
        Act relating to sheep and goats;

   (b)  from interest earned on money from the Fund for programs and projects
        for the benefit of the sheep and goat industry in Victoria;

   (c)  from the capital of the Fund or from interest earned on money from the
        Fund for programs and projects for the control or eradication of
        disease of sheep or goats.

(3) The Minister must not make a payment under subsection (2) unless the
Minister has considered any relevant recommendations from the Sheep and Goat
Compensation Advisory Committee.



* * * * *