Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations In these
regulations —
appropriate arrangements , in relation to a
livestock animal, means 1 or more of the following arrangements, depending on
the condition of the animal —
(a)
separating the livestock animal from any other livestock animal and resting it
until it has recovered;
(b)
treating the livestock animal as appropriate to its condition;
(c)
destroying the livestock animal using a method of humane destruction;
assemble , in relation to livestock —
(a)
means the process of bringing livestock together in a place such as a yard,
shed or pen before loading; and
(b)
includes mustering, capturing, handling, restraining and any procedure used to
prepare livestock for transport;
bobby calf means cattle that —
(a) is
under 30 days of age; and
(b) is
not accompanied by its mother; and
(c)
weighs less than 80 kg live weight;
cattle —
(a)
means an animal of the genus Bos ; and
(b)
includes any hybrid of that genus;
class , in relation to livestock, means livestock
by reference to any of the following —
(a) age;
(b) sex;
(c)
size;
(d)
whether it is lactating and with an unweaned calf or lamb;
(e)
whether it is lactating but without an unweaned calf or lamb;
cold stress has the meaning given in
regulation 15(2);
consignor , in relation to a livestock animal,
means a person who consigned the livestock animal to undertake a journey;
depot —
(a)
means —
(i)
a facility or yard where livestock are rested between
journeys; or
(ii)
a holding facility where livestock are delivered from
farms for assembly before a journey;
but
(b) does
not include premises that are registered or approved premises (as defined in
the publication titled “Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock
(Version 2.3) 2011” published by the Australian Government Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, April 2011, as amended from time to time)
when the premises are being used to hold or assemble livestock for the purpose
of export;
emaciated , in relation to a livestock animal,
means —
(a) in
the case of cattle, other than a dairy cow — the livestock animal
has a body condition score of 1 or less as described in the publication titled
“A National Guide to Describing and Managing Beef Cattle in Low Body
Condition” published by Meat & Livestock Australia Limited, 2013, as
amended from time to time; and
(b) in
the case of a dairy cow — the livestock animal has a body condition
score of less than 3 as described in the publication titled “Cow Body
Condition Scoring Handbook” published by Dairy Australia, 2013, as
amended from time to time; and
(c) in
the case of sheep — the livestock animal has a body condition score
for sheep of 1.5 or less as described and published on the Department’s
website;
extreme weather conditions means temperature or
climatic conditions that individually or in combination are likely to
predispose livestock to heat stress or cold stress;
heat stress has the meaning given in
regulation 15(1);
journey has the meaning given in
regulation 5(1);
journey time has the meaning given in
regulation 5(2);
lift , in relation to a livestock animal, means to
raise the entire weight of the livestock animal off the ground;
liquid feed means whole milk or whole milk
replacer appropriate for feeding unweaned calves;
livestock means —
(a)
cattle; or
(b)
sheep;
livestock animal means an individual animal of a
kind referred to in the definition of livestock ;
livestock handling facility —
(a)
means a yard, raceway, ramp, crush, building, enclosure, saleyard, depot,
lairage or other facility, (whether portable or fixed) used for, or in
connection with, holding livestock —
(i)
before they are loaded; or
(ii)
during loading; or
(iii)
during unloading; or
(iv)
after they are unloaded;
but
(b) does
not include a paddock or laneway with conventional wire fencing;
livestock transporter means —
(a) a
driver of a vehicle transporting livestock undertaking a journey by road; or
(b) a
rail operator transporting livestock undertaking a journey by rail;
load , in relation to a livestock animal,
means —
(a) to
move the livestock animal onto a vehicle for the purpose of transport; and
(b)
includes a vehicle‑to‑vehicle transfer of the livestock animal;
maximum time off water has the meaning given in
regulation 12(3);
method of humane destruction , in relation to a
livestock animal, has the meaning given in regulation 14;
minimum spell period has the meaning given in
regulation 13(3);
nature of a journey includes the
following —
(a) the
duration of the journey;
(b) the
distance of the journey;
(c) the
route of the journey;
(d) the
weather conditions during the journey;
(e) the
terrain during the journey;
(f) in
the case of a journey by road —
(i)
the road conditions; and
(ii)
the traffic conditions;
(g) any
other factor that may affect the journey for livestock;
operator , in relation to a saleyard, depot or
other livestock handling facility, means a person who is —
(a)
responsible for the operation of the saleyard, depot or other livestock
handling facility; or
(b) the
proprietor of the business, or a person concerned in the management of the
business, who owns, uses or manages or controls the saleyard, depot or other
livestock handling facility;
pen means a stall or any other kind of enclosure
for confining livestock as individuals or groups;
person responsible , in relation to a livestock
animal, has the meaning given in regulation 6;
prescribed condition , in relation to a livestock
animal, has the meaning given in regulation 11(2);
prescribed service method , in relation to giving
a document to a person under these regulations, means any of the
following —
(a)
personal service of the document on the person;
(b)
delivery of the document to an electronic address nominated by the person;
(c) a
service method approved by the CEO for the purposes of this definition and
published on the Department’s website;
(d) a
service method approved in writing by an inspector;
rail operator , in relation to a livestock animal
undertaking a journey by rail, means a person who undertakes to be
responsible, or is responsible, for —
(a) the
transport of the livestock animal by rail; or
(b) the
condition of a unit of rolling stock transporting the livestock animal;
reasonable access to feed has the meaning given in
regulation 7;
reasonable access to water has the meaning given
in regulation 8;
risk to the welfare of livestock means the
potential for the welfare of livestock to be affected in a way that causes
pain, injury or distress to the livestock;
sale includes offer for sale, make available for
purchase, barter, exchange or give away;
saleyard —
(a)
means any premises with permanent livestock delivery, holding and selling
facilities that are used, or established for use, primarily for gathering
livestock for exchange of ownership; but
(b) does
not include premises used for on‑farm livestock sales or a market
without permanent livestock handling facilities;
selection , in relation to a livestock animal,
means —
(a) the
process of assessing the livestock animal to determine whether it is unfit to
undertake a journey; and
(b) any
action taken during the assessment of the livestock animal to present it for
loading and transport;
sheep —
(a)
means an animal of the genus Ovis ; and
(b)
includes any hybrid of that genus;
spell has the meaning given in
regulation 13(1);
time off water has the meaning given in
regulation 12;
transport , in relation to a livestock animal,
means to move the livestock animal from one place to another by means of a
vehicle by road or rail;
transport process has the meaning given in
regulation 4;
unload , in relation to a livestock animal, means
to move livestock off a vehicle.