South Australian Current Acts

LIVESTOCK ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation--general
   4.      Interpretation--notifiable condition and exotic disease
   5.      Interpretation--livestock etc affected or suspected of being affected with disease or contaminant
   6.      Interpretation--controlling or eradicating disease or contamination
   6A.     Categories of offences determining maximum penalties and expiation fees
   7.      Application of Act
   7A.     Interaction with other Acts

   PART 2--Industry involvement in regulation

           Division 1--Livestock advisory groups

   8.      Establishment of livestock advisory groups
   9.      Functions of livestock advisory groups
   10.     Terms and conditions of membership and procedures
   10A.    Conflict of interest under Public Sector (Honesty and Accountability) Act
   11.     Annual reports

           Division 3--Industry codes of practice

   16.     Codes of practice

   PART 3--Registration of certain industries

           Division 1--Keeping livestock

   17.     Requirement for registration to keep certain livestock

           Division 2--Artificial breeding

   18.     Requirement for registration of artificial breeding centre
   19.     Requirement for registration to perform artificial breeding procedure

           Division 3--Veterinary diagnostic laboratories

   20.     Requirement for registration of veterinary diagnostic laboratory

           Division 4--General

   21.     Eligibility for registration
   22.     Application for registration
   23.     Term of registration and renewal
   24.     Conditions of registration
   25.     Periodic returns
   26.     Suspension or cancellation of registration

   PART 3A--Identification codes

   26A.    Requirement for identification codes

   PART 4--Health of livestock

           Division 1--Notifiable conditions

   27.     Requirement to report notifiable conditions
   28.     Acts causing or likely to cause livestock to become affected with notifiable condition
   29.     Bringing notifiable disease into State
   30.     Movement of livestock or livestock products affected with notifiable condition
   31.     Supply of livestock or livestock products affected with notifiable condition
   32.     Feeding of products that may cause livestock to become affected with notifiable condition
   32A.    Exemptions for notifiable (report only) diseases

           Division 2--Restrictions on entry or movement of livestock or other property

   33.     Prohibition on entry or movement of livestock or other property absolutely or without required health certificate etc

           Division 3--Investigations

   34.     Investigation by inspector
   35.     Investigation by owner or occupier of land

           Division 4--Control or eradication of disease or contamination

   36.     Guidelines for taking action under this Division
   36A.    Declaration of increased risk of exotic disease
   37.     Ministerial notices
   38.     Individual orders
   39.     Action on default
   40.     Action in emergency situations
   41.     Action where no person in charge and owner cannot be located
   42.     Exercising powers in relation to native or feral animals
   43.     Limitation on destruction or disposal of livestock or other property
   44.     Limitation on proceedings in case of exotic disease

           Division 5--Implied contractual terms and conditions as to health of livestock

   45.     Implied contractual terms and conditions

           Division 6--Liability

   46.     Protection from liability

   PART 5--Exotic Diseases Eradication Fund

   47.     Establishment of Fund
   48.     Application of Fund
   49.     Claims for compensation from Fund
   50.     Procedure for making claim and determination of claim
   51.     Review of Chief Inspector's determination of claim

   PART 6--Special provisions relating to bees

   52.     Reservation of Kangaroo Island for pure Ligurian bees
   53.     Reservation of other areas for classes of bees by proclamation
   54.     Prohibition against keeping bees in specified areas of State

   PART 7--Brands

   55.     Registers of brands
   56.     Applications
   57.     Refusal to register brand
   58.     Term of registration of brand and renewal
   59.     Exclusive use of registered brand
   60.     Transfer of ownership of registered brand
   61.     Cancellation of registration of brand
   62.     Offence to use registered brand of another

   PART 8--Administration and enforcement

           Division 1--Administration

   63.     Appointments
   64.     Identification of inspectors
   65.     Analysts
   66.     Delegations

           Division 2--General powers of inspectors

   68.     General powers of inspectors
   69.     Provisions relating to seizure
   70.     Offence to hinder etc inspectors
   71.     Self-incrimination

           Division 3--Compliance notices

   72.     Compliance notices

           Division 4--Public warning statements

   72A.    Public warning statements for purposes of controlling or eradicating disease or contamination

   PART 9--Reviews

   73.     Reviews

   PART 10--Miscellaneous

   75.     False or misleading information
   76.     Statutory declarations
   77.     Telephone warrants
   78.     General defence
   79.     Vicarious liability
   80.     Offences by bodies corporate
   81.     Continuing offence
   82.     Extension of period for prosecution and issue of expiation notice
   83.     Recovery of technical costs associated with prosecutions
   84.     Evidence
   85.     Service
   86.     Incorporation of codes, standards or other documents
   87.     Gazette notices etc
   88.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Requirements for control or eradication of disease or contamination
           SCHEDULE 2--Repeal and transitional provisions
           Legislative history