New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 4 – Registrable dealings

(Section 153)

1 Bee-keeping

(1) Dealing with bees (other than an exempt dealing).

(2) A person keeping bees in New South Wales for not more than 3 months in any 12-month period is an
"exempt dealing" if the person--

(a) is registered to keep the bees under a corresponding law, and

(b) the hive in which the bees are kept has the person's registration number clearly displayed, and

(c) the person has notified an authorised officer of the person's name, address and other contact details, and

(d) the person notifies an authorised officer within 7 days after any bee kept by the person is brought into New South Wales.

(3) In this clause,
"corresponding law" means any of the following Acts including any instruments made under those Acts--

(a) the Animal Diseases Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory,

(b) the Livestock Act of the Northern Territory,

(c) the Biosecurity Act 2014 of Queensland,

(d) the Livestock Act 1997 of South Australia,

(e) the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 of Victoria,

(f) the Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 of Western Australia.

2 Non-indigenous animals--dealings other than exhibition or research prohibited

(1) Any dealing with any of the following animals, unless the dealing is for permitted exhibition purposes or for permitted research purposes--

(a) Antilope cervicapra (blackbuck),

(b) Camelus dromedarius (One-humped camel/Dromedary), unless the animal is in any part of New South Wales other than the Western Division and is permanently identified in a manner approved by the Secretary,

(c) Lama guanicoe (guanaco).

(2) In this clause--

(a) a dealing with an animal is for
"permitted exhibition purposes" if the display of the animal is authorised (by a licence, approval or permit) under the Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 and the dealing is in relation to that display, and

(b) a dealing with an animal is for
"permitted research purposes" if--

(i) the person keeping the animal is accredited as a research establishment under the Animal Research Act 1985 , or

(ii) the person keeping the animal holds an animal research authority under the Animal Research Act 1985 , or

(iii) the person keeping the animal holds an animal supplier's licence under the Animal Research Act 1985 .