Western Australian Consolidated Acts

CATTLE INDUSTRY COMPENSATION ACT 1965

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART I -- Preliminary  

   4.      Acts repealed  
   5.      Construction  
   6.      Interpretation  
   7.      Application of Act  
   8.      Governor may proclaim diseases of cattle  
   9.      Administration  

   PART II -- Testing of cattle  

   10.     Cattle to be inspected  
   11.     Testing of cattle for disease  
   12.     Diseased cattle to be marked for identification  
   13.     Disease of cattle in localised form  
   14.     Chief Inspector may direct cattle to be destroyed at specified abattoirs  

   PART IIA -- Infected cattle  

   14A.    Interpretation  
   14B.    Power to order destruction of infected cattle  
   14C.    Procedure where owner fails to comply with order  
   14D.    Expenses of destruction of cattle  
   14E.    Unauthorised removal of specified cattle prohibited  

   PART III -- Compensation for cattle  

   15.     Persons to whom compensation payable  
   16.     Amount of compensation  
   17.     Determination of value of cattle  
   17A.    Compensation for specified disease in specified area  
   18.     Application for compensation  
   19.     Circumstances in which compensation not payable  
   20.     Offence of dealing in diseased cattle to claim compensation  
   20A.    Certain costs of vaccination payable out of Account  

   PART IV -- Cattle Industry Compensation Account  

   21.     Cattle Industry Compensation Account established  
   21A.    Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  
   22.     Closure of Compensation Funds established under Acts repealed by this Act  
   23.     Application of the Account  
   24.     Treasurer may make advances to the Account in event of a deficiency  
   27.     Statements on sales of cattle  
   28.     Minister may exempt agent from completing cattle sales statements  
   29.     Agent to pay to Minister duty out of purchase money  
   30.     Contravention of section 27(1) or 28 an offence  
   31.     Sale of carcass of animal slaughtered after sale  
   32.     Permit holder to notify particulars of sale to purchaser in certain circumstances  
   33.     Permit to processing company  
   34.     Processing company to pay to Minister duty out of purchase money  
   37.     Fraudulent act an offence  

   PART V -- Miscellaneous  

   39.     Making charges for insurance, etc., on sale of cattle an offence  
   40.     Certain conditions in contracts to be inoperative  
   41.     Obstructing officers, etc., an offence  
   42.     Proclamation may be cancelled etc.  
   44.     Evidence and judicial notice  
   45.     General penalties  
   46.     Regulations  
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