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Livestock Disease Control Act 1994.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Legislation
Date
1994 (2022)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Fish disease Animal health Certification Food quality control/food safety Inspection International trade Packaging/labelling Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Processing/handling Slaughtering Traceability/product tracing Public health Residues Basic legislation Pests/diseases Internal trade Vaccination
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Act provides for the prevention, monitoring and control of livestock diseases and for the compensation for losses caused by certain livestock diseases. Livestock means any non-human animal, and any fish or bird, whether wild or domesticated, egg intended for hatching or bee. The objectives of the Act include: protect public health by preventing, monitoring and controlling diseases transmissible from livestock to humans; to protect domestic and export markets for livestock and livestock products by preventing, monitoring and controlling livestock diseases; to provide for the preventing, monitoring and eradication of exotic livestock diseases and to facilitate the operation of livestock identification and tracking programs for disease and residue control and market access (sect. 4). The Act consists of 149 sections and is divided into the following parts: Preliminary (1); Provisions applying to diseases generally (2); Exotic diseases (3); Provisions for particular livestock (4); Compensation (5); Duty and records (6); Administration (7); Enforcement (8); Regulations (9) and Repeals, amendments and transitional provisions (10).

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.vic.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Livestock Disease Control Regulations 2006.

Legislation | Australia | 2006 (2016)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Data collection/reporting, Standards

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Livestock Disease Control Regulations 1995.

Legislation | Australia | 1995 (2004)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, International trade, Vaccination, Data collection/reporting, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Livestock Disease Control Regulations 2017.

Legislation | Australia | 2017 (2018)

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification, Data collection/reporting, Standards, Early warning system

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Agriculture Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 22 of 2022.

Legislation | Australia | 2022

Keyword: Inspection, Farming, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Meat, Slaughtering, Drugs, Toxicity/poisoning, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Pesticides, Pests/diseases, Certification, Biosecurity, Plant protection, Weeds, Hunting authorization/permit fee

Source: FAO, FAOLEX