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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2014
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Territory and Municipal Services)
Contents
Page
2014
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Territory and Municipal Services)
Territory and Municipal Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
A Bill for
An Act to amend legislation about territory and municipal services
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
This Act is the Territory and Municipal Services Legislation Amendment Act 2014
.
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on
the notification day (see
, s 75 (1)).
This Act amends the following legislation:
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Part 2 Animal Diseases Act 2005
substitute
34 Feeding of prohibited pig feed to controlled stock
(1) A person commits an offence if the person feeds prohibited pig feed to controlled stock.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(3) In this section:
approved process includes—
(a) rendering in accordance with AS 5008; and
(b) a cooking process that ensures that an internal temperature of at least 70°C for at least 30 minutes is reached; and
(c) treatment of cooking oil, which has been used for cooking in Australia, in accordance with the National Standard for Recycling of Used Cooking Fats and Oils Intended for Animal Feeds.
Note The National Standard for Recycling of Used Cooking Fats and Oils Intended for Animal Feeds is accessible at www.mincos.gov.au
.
AS 5008 means AS 5008 (Hygienic rendering of animal products), as in force from time to time.
Note AS 5008 may be purchased at www.standards.org.au
.
controlled stock means a pig or an animal declared by regulation to be controlled stock.
feed prohibited pig feed to controlled stock includes—
(a) feed, or allow or direct another person to feed, prohibited pig feed to controlled stock; or
(b) allow controlled stock to have access to prohibited pig feed; or
(c) collect, store or possess prohibited pig feed on premises where controlled stock is kept; or
(d) supply to another person prohibited pig feed for feeding controlled stock.
prohibited pig feed means—
(a) material of mammalian origin, or any substance that has come in contact with this material; but
(b) subject to section 34A, does not include—
(i) milk, milk products or milk by-products either of Australian provenance or legally imported for stockfeed use in Australia; or
(ii) material containing flesh, bones, blood, offal or mammal carcasses that is treated by an approved process; or
(iii) a carcass or part of a domestic pig, born and raised on the property on which the pig or pigs that are administered the carcass or part are held, that is administered for therapeutic purposes in accordance with the written instructions of a veterinary surgeon.
34A Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
(1) This section applies if there is an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Australia.
(2) The Minister may declare that prohibited pig feed includes—
(a) milk, milk products or milk by-products either of Australian provenance or legally imported for stockfeed use in Australia; or
(b) material containing flesh, bones, blood, offal or mammal carcasses that is treated by an approved process; or
(c) a carcass or part of a domestic pig, born and raised on the property on which the pig or pigs that are administered the carcass or part are held, that is administered for therapeutic purposes in accordance with the written instructions of a veterinary surgeon.
(3) A declaration is a disallowable instrument.
Note A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act
.
(4) In this section:
approved process—see section 34.
prohibited pig feed—see section 34.
Part 3 Domestic Animals Act 2000
5 Offences against
Act—application of Criminal Code etc
Section 4A, note 1
omit
curfew
substitute
containment
substitute
81 Declaration of cat containment
substitute
82 Cats in breach of cat containment
8 Dictionary, definition of excluded offence, paragraph (b) (ii)
omit
curfew
substitute
containment
Part 4 Magistrates Court (Domestic Animals Infringement Notices) Regulation 2005
9 Domestic animals legislation
infringement notice offences and penalties
Schedule 1, part 1.1, item
38, column 3
omit
curfew
substitute
containment
Part 5 Public Unleased Land Act 2013
substitute
26 Offence—place fixed sign on public unleased land without approval
before
sign
insert
fixed
12 Direction to remove objects from
public unleased land
Section 98 (4) (d) (i)
omit
section 101 (Offence—fail to comply with director-general’s direction)
substitute
section 99 (Offence—fail to comply with removal direction)
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 8 May 2014.
2 Notification
Notified under the
on 2014.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
© Australian Capital Territory 2014
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