2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

THE SENATE 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Live Animal Export (Slaughter) 

Prohibition Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Senator Rhiannon) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Export Control Act 

1982 to prohibit the export of live animals for 

slaughter, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendment of the Export Control Act 1982

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Export Control Act 

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1982 to prohibit the export of live animals for 

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slaughter, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) 

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Prohibition Act 2014. 

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2  Commencement 

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  This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal 

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Assent. 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendment of the Export Control Act 1982  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendment of the Export 

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Control Act 1982 

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1  After section 7 

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Insert: 

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7AA  Prohibition of the export of live-stock for slaughter 

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(1)  In this section: 

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live-stock has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Australian 

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Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997. 

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live-stock  for  slaughter  means  live-stock  that  is  intended  to  be 

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exported and slaughtered overseas. 

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(2)  The regulations are taken to have declared that live-stock for 

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slaughter are prescribed goods. 

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(3)  The regulations are taken to have prohibited absolutely the export 

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of live-stock for slaughter.  

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