Victorian Numbered Acts

LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 15 OF 2010) - SECT 3

In this Act—

"accredited livestock operator "means a livestock operator that has been accredited by a controlling authority to carry out livestock management under an approved compliance arrangement;

"approved compliance arrangement" means a compliance arrangement in respect of which—

        (a)     the Minister has granted an approval under section 11; and

        (b)     the Minister has sent a letter of approval under section 15; and

        (c)     the terms of the letter of approval have been accepted by the controlling authority under section 15(3);

"compliance arrangement "means—

        (a)     a quality assurance program; or

        (b)     an inspection and certification arrangement;

"controlling authority "means a person or statutory body that is responsible for a compliance arrangement;

"Department" means the Department of Primary Industries;

"emergency", in relation to livestock management, means an event or situation that threatens animal welfare, human health or biosecurity;

"inspection and certification arrangement "means an arrangement that—

        (a)     provides for inspection and certification; and

        (b)     is prescribed, or of a class prescribed, or meets the criteria prescribed, by the regulations for the purposes of this Act;

"inspector" means—

        (a)     a person appointed as an inspector under section 27; or

        (b)     an inspector of livestock within the meaning of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 ;

"livestock "means—

        (a)     any animal kept for the purposes of primary production, including cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry, ratites, buffalo, camels, alpacas, goats and deer; or

        (b)     horses, including where used for recreation; or

        (c)     any animals prescribed as livestock;

"livestock management" activity means any activity that relates to the health, husbandry or biosecurity of livestock during any stage of the livestock's life, from birth to slaughter, including the transport and holding of livestock;

livestock management standard means—

        (a)     a standard published under section 9; or

        (b)         any other published standard relating to the management of livestock;

"livestock operator" means—

        (a)     a person operating a business that engages in a regulated livestock management activity; or

        (b)     a person in charge of livestock;

"notice of suspension" means a notice issued under section 21 or section 49;

"notice to comply "means a notice issued under section 46 ;

"officer"—

        (a)     in relation to a body corporate which is a corporation within the meaning of the Corporations Act, has the same meaning as officer of a corporation has in section 9 of that Act; and

        (b)     in relation to a body corporate which is not a corporation within the meaning of that Act, means any person (by whatever name called) who is concerned in or takes part in the management of the body corporate or is an employee of the body corporate;

"person "includes a partnership and an unincorporated body;

"person in charge", in relation to livestock, means—

        (a)     a person who has the livestock in the person's possession or custody or under the person's care, control or supervision; or

        (b)     if a person referred to in paragraph (a) is required to comply with a direction of an owner of livestock, or an employee or agent of the owner, the owner, employee or agent;

"place" includes premises or a vehicle;

"prescribed livestock management standard "means a livestock management standard prescribed by the regulations;

"regulated livestock management activity "means any livestock management activity to which a prescribed livestock management standard relates;

"Secretary "means the Secretary to the Department;

"systematic risk assessment" means a risk assessment conducted under section 7.