(1) In these
regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
"Act" means the Primary Industry Funding Schemes Act 1998 ;
"authorised manufacturer", in relation to PIDs, has the same meaning as in the
Livestock Regulations 2013 ;
"authorised recycler", in relation to PIDs, has the same meaning as in the
Livestock Regulations 2013 ;
"carcass" of an animal includes the hide of the animal;
"cattle" includes buffalo;
"Chief Inspector" means the Chief Inspector of Stock appointed under the
Livestock Act 1997 ;
"compensable disease" means—
(a)
Bovine brucellosis; or
(b)
Tuberculosis; or
(c) a
disease declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be a
compensable disease for the purposes of these regulations;
"Fund"—see regulation 5;
"inspector" means an inspector appointed under the Livestock Act 1997 ;
"low value cattle contribution"—see subregulation (2);
"owner" of cattle means a person who owns or is entitled to possession of the
cattle (whether alone or jointly or severally with others);
"net proceeds", in relation to the sale of the carcass of an animal, means the
gross proceeds of the sale less any expenses incurred in relation to
transportation and slaughter of the animal and sale of the carcass of the
animal;
"PID" or "permanent identification device" has the same meaning as in the
Livestock Regulations 2013 ;
"quarter" means any period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April,
1 July or 1 October.
(2) For the purposes
of these regulations, a person will be taken to have paid a low value
cattle contribution in relation to an animal if—
(a) the
person paid a contribution for a PID attached to or inserted in an animal; and
(b) the
animal was subsequently sold by the person for less than $100.