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Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Act 2019.

Pays/Territoire
Australie
Type du document
Législation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the appointment of an Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports, and for related purposes.
Sujet
Bétail
Mot clé
Santé des animaux Institution Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Protection des animaux Accès-à-l'information Autorisation/permis Commerce international
Aire géographique
Asie et Pacifique, Australie et Nouvelle-Zélande, Océan Indien, Océanie, Pacifique Sud
Résumé

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).

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legislation.gov.au