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STOCK (SELLER LIABILITY AND DECLARATIONS) ACT 1993


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Governor in Council may make orders  

   PART 2--CONDITIONS OF SALE OF STOCK OR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

   5.      Stock sold must meet minimum requirements  
   6.      Consequences of breaching a section 5 condition  
   7.      Who owns stock that has been sold with a relevant disease or condition?  
   8.      Buyer may renounce ownership of stock  
   9.      Consequences of breaching a section 5 condition if carcass of stock partially condemned  
   10.     Limitation of effect of section 5 special condition  

   PART 3--DECLARATIONS BY SELLERS AS TO QUALITY OF STOCK OR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

   11.     Seller may make an ongoing declaration as to quality  
   12.     Seller may make a one-off declaration as to quality  
   13.     Consequences of breaching a declaration  
   14.     Withdrawal of an ongoing declaration  
   15.     Register of ongoing declarations  
   16.     Registration of ongoing declarations  
   17.     Secretary may suspend registration of ongoing declaration on certain grounds  
   17A.    Secretary may cancel registration of suspended declaration if grounds remain  
   18.     Register may be inspected  
   18A.    Other declarations as to quality of stock  

   PART 4--DISPUTES

   19.     Seller must presume certificates valid  
   20.     Procedure if a seller wishes to dispute the accuracy of a certificate  
   21.     Procedure if seller disputes the amount claimed by buyer  
   22.     Defence to claim by buyer if amount claimed excessive  

   PART 4A--REVIEW BY VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

   22A.    Review by VCAT  

   PART 5--ADMINISTRATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

   23.     Secretary may delegate powers and functions  
   24.     Secretary may set fees  
   25.     Appointment of inspectors  
   26.     Power of inspectors to enter property to enforce this Act  
   27.     Powers of person holding a warrant  
   28.     Offences concerning the execution of warrants  
   29.     Infringement notice  
   32.     Only stock inspectors may bring prosecutions under this Act  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   33.     Certificates as to contents of register are evidence  
   34.     How presence of disease or condition may be established  
   35.     How cost of stock sold as part of a lot to be determined  
   36.     Recovery of amounts owed  
   37.     Rights conferred by this Act additional to other rights  
   38.     Regulations  
           SCHEDULE
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