Definitions

Current

In these Regulations—

abattoir has the same meaning as it has in the Meat Industry Act 1993;

animal identifier means a number, code or other marker that has been applied to an animal or in respect of an animal for the purpose of identifying that animal;

Reg. 5 def. of ANZSDP amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(a).

ANZSDP means the Australian and New Zealand Standard diagnostic procedures for use in Australian veterinary laboratories, published by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as published or amended from time to time;

Reg. 5 def. of apiary inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

apiary means a group of one or more hives assembled in one area or location for beekeeping;

approved NLIS device means a NLIS device approved by the Secretary under section 9A(1)(c) of the Act;

Reg. 5 def. of approved NLIS ear tag revoked by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(b).

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Reg. 5 def. of arthropod bee disease inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

arthropod bee disease means—

(a)

Braula fly (Braula coeca);

(b)

Tropilaelaps mite (Tropilaelaps clareae and Tropilaelaps mercedesae);

(c)

Varroosis (Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni);

Reg. 5 def. of ASDT amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(c).

ASDT means the Australian standard diagnostic techniques published by the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as published or amended from time to time;

Reg. 5 def. of AS ISO/IEC 17025-2005 revoked by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 5(1).

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authorised officer means a person appointed under a law of another State or Territory of the Commonwealth corresponding with the Act to inspect livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings;

bovine malignant tumour of the eye larger than 2 cm means a squamous cell carcinoma of the ocular, periocular, or both tissues of a size greater than 2 centimetres in any plane, including conditions commonly known as cancer eye or bovine malignant tumour of the eye;

Reg. 5 def. of chief veterinary officer amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(d).

chief veterinary officer means the chief veterinary officer of the Department;

Reg. 5 def. of commercial beekeeper inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

commercial beekeeper means a beekeeper who is the owner of 50 or more hives;

commercial flock of poultry means a group of more than 1000 chickens;

Reg. 5 def. of correspond-ing law amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(e).

corresponding law means—

(a)

for the purposes of these Regulations other than regulation 107(e), the following Acts—

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(iii)

Biosecurity Act 2015 of New South Wales;

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(v)

Livestock Act 1997 of South Australia;

(vi)

Biosecurity Act 2014 of Queensland;

(vii)

Animal (Brands and Movement) Act 1984 of Tasmania;

(viii)

Animal Health Act 1995 of Tasmania;

(viiia)

Biosecurity Act 2019 of Tasmania;

(ix)

Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 of Western Australia;

(x)

Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993 of Western Australia;

(xi)

Livestock Act 2008 of the Northern Territory;

(xii)

Animal Diseases Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(xiii)

Stock Act 2005 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b)

for the purposes of regulation 107(e) the following Acts—

(i)

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;

(ii)

Meat Industry Act 1978 of New South Wales;

(iii)

Food Production (Safety) Act 2000 of Queensland;

(iv)

Primary Produce (Food Safety Schemes) Act 2004 of South Australia;

(v)

Western Australian Meat Industry Authority Act 1976 of Western Australia;

(vi)

Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 of Tasmania;

(vii)

Meat Industries Act 1996 of the Northern Territory;

emergency means an emergency that poses an imminent danger to livestock but does not include an outbreak of disease;

Reg. 5 def. of foundation inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

foundation means a sheet of plastic or beeswax impressed with a pattern of cell bases;

government apiary officer means a person appointed, under a law of another State or Territory of the Commonwealth corresponding with the Act, to inspect bees, bee products, fodder or beekeeping fittings;

knackery has the same meaning as it has in the Meat Industry Act 1993;

National Livestock Identification System means the system in Australia for identifying and tracking livestock for disease control, food safety and market access purposes;

Reg. 5 def. of Newcastle Disease Management Plan substituted by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(f).

Newcastle Disease Management Plan means the document "National Newcastle Disease Management Plan" published by the Australian Animal Health Council Ltd (ACN 071 890 956) as published or amended from time to time;

NLIS means the National Livestock Identification System;

Reg. 5 def. of NLIS device amended by S.R. Nos 118/2018 reg. 5(2), 5/2024 reg. 5(g).

NLIS device means a device for the permanent identification of livestock that—

(a)

contains a microchip, which records information that can be retrieved electronically; and

(b)

is capable of being permanently attached to or implanted in livestock; and

(c)

is made by a manufacturer under a licence granted by Integrity Systems Company Limited (ABN 34 134 745 038); and

(d)

in the case of a rumen bolus, is accompanied by an ear tag in the form of Part D of Schedule 3;

Reg. 5 def. of NLIS ear tag amended by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(h).

NLIS ear tag means an ear tag for the permanent identification of a sheep, a goat or a pig that—

(a)

records information that can be read visually; and

(b)

is capable of being permanently attached to a sheep, a goat or a pig; and

Reg. 5 def. of pollen inserted by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 5(i).

pollen means pollen collected by or from bees;

Reg. 5 def. of pooled honey sample inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

pooled honey sample means a sample of honey containing honey from at least 20 per cent of the total number of hives kept by a beekeeper chosen at random;

poultry means any of the following livestock reared in captivity—

(a)

a chicken;

(b)

a turkey;

(c)

a guinea fowl;

(d)

a duck;

(e)

a goose;

(f)

a quail;

(g)

a pigeon;

(h)

a pheasant;

(i)

a partridge;

(j)

an emu;

(k)

an ostrich;

registered beekeeper means a person registered as a beekeeper in accordance with Division 5 of Part 4 of the Act;

rumen bolus means a capsule that may be inserted into cattle which after application is intended to rest in the reticulum for the life of the animal and which contains an electronic transponder that can be read electronically;

Reg. 5 def. of sterilise inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

sterilise, in relation to a hive or beekeeping fittings, means—

(a)

subjecting the hive or beekeeping fittings to gamma irradiation at a minimum radiation dose of 15 kilogray; or

(b)

dipping the hive or beekeeping fittings for a minimum of 10 minutes in hot wax held at a minimum temperature of 150°C;

Reg. 5 def. of swarm catch box inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a).

swarm catch box means a box placed for the purpose of attracting and catching a swarm of bees;

the Act means the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994;

Reg. 5 def. of veterinary practitioner amended by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(b).

veterinary practitioner means a veterinary practitioner registered under the Veterinary Practice Act 1997;

Reg. 5 def. of weak hive inserted by S.R. No. 42/2019 reg. 5(a), amended by S.R. No. 95/2024 reg. 5(1).

weak hive means a hive containing a colony of bees that are unable to prevent robbing of the hive by robber bees;

Reg. 5 def. of working day inserted by S.R. No. 95/2024 reg. 5(2).

working day, in relation to a requirement to do any act or thing, means a day other than—

(a)

a Saturday or Sunday; or

(b)

a day appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993 as a public holiday in the place in which the act or thing must be done.

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5 Definitions