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Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019.

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the appointment of an Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports, and for related purposes.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal welfare Access-to-information Authorization/permit International trade
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 41 sections divided into six Parts, provides for the appointment of an Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports. The objects of this Act are: a) to promote continual improvements in the regulatory practice, performance and culture of the Department in its role as the regulator of Australia’s live-stock exports; b) to provide an additional layer of accountability and assurance over the regulation of Australia’s live-stock exports; and c) to ensure that live-stock export officials, in performing functions and exercising powers, consider the welfare of animals in Australia’s live-stock exports. This Act establishes the office of the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports, sets out the Inspector-General’s functions and powers and deals with other matters relating to the role of the Inspector-General (including administrative matters and the management of information obtained under this Act). The main function of the Inspector-General is to review the conduct of certain kinds of government officials (called live-stock export officials) in relation to the export of live-stock, and to publish a report on each review. The Act is divided as follows: Establishment and functions and powers of the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports (Part 2); Administrative provisions (Part 3); Information management (Part 4); Compliance and enforcement (Part 5).

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.au