This Act, consisting of 147 sections divided into eleven Parts and completed by one Schedule. The object of this Act is to promote a sustainable livestock industry and associated industries by: (a) establishing methods of identifying and tracing livestock; and (b) supporting market access to, and product integrity of, livestock and livestock products; and (c) regulating the movement of livestock, animal products and other things associated with livestock; and (d) protecting the health and welfare of livestock by establishing standards and procedures for managing livestock, controlling diseases and implementing the national biosecurity strategy and by other means; and (e) providing compensation for losses caused by certain livestock diseases. The Act recognizes general powers for investigation and protection on the Inspector to control disease of animal and animal products; for instance an inspector who reasonably suspects any other animal or an animal product is infected, may treat the animal or animal product or order the owner of the animal or animal product to do so, the Chief Inspector may order the owner of livestock to detain and hold an animal product from infected livestock, among others. Among the offences the Act establishes a prohibition of selling an animal product obtained from livestock that is, or before its death was, infected.
أستراليا · 2008-12-08