Victorian Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 48 OF 2010) - SECT 17

After section 7 of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 insert —

        " 7A     Minister may declare unusual circumstances of disease or death in livestock

    (1)     For the purposes of section 7B, the Minister may by instrument declare unusual circumstances of disease in livestock or unusual circumstances of the death of livestock including circumstances relating to the following—

        (a)     a class of livestock;    

        (b)     the numbers of affected livestock;

        (c)     the symptoms of affected livestock;

        (d)     environmental factors;

        (e)     geographical factors.

    (2)     A declaration under this section may specify the period during which the declaration is to remain in force, which may be no longer than 3 months after the declaration is made.

    (3)     The Minister must ensure that notice of a declaration under this section is published in the Government Gazette as soon as is practicable after it is made.

        7B     Notification of unusual circumstances of disease or death in livestock

A person must notify an inspector in the prescribed manner of any unusual circumstances relating to livestock to which a declaration under section 7A applies within 14 days after becoming aware of the unusual circumstances if the livestock—

        (a)     is owned by that person or in the possession, control or charge of that person; or

        (b)     on land owned or occupied by that person; or

        (c)     dealt with by that person as—

              (i)     a veterinary practitioner, inspector under the Meat Industry Act 1993 or the Export Control Act 1982 of the Commonwealth;

              (ii)     an operator of a meat processing facility licensed under the Meat Industry Act 1993 where a quality assurance program is in force;

              (iii)     the owner or person in charge of premises registered as a diagnostic veterinary laboratory;

              (iv)     a knacker, stock agent or other person dealing with livestock by way of a profession, trade or business.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.".