Victorian Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND FOOD LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 60 OF 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPOUNDING OF LIVESTOCK ACT 1994

   3.      Power to enter land or building and impound abandoned livestock  
   4.      New section 5B inserted  
   5.      General duty of persons who impound livestock  
   6.      Entitlement to reimbursement of charges  
   7.      Notice of seizure  
   8.      Duties of authorised officer of council  
   9.      Release of livestock from pound  
   10.     Substitution of heading to Division 2 of Part 2  
   11.     Power to serve notice objecting to the trespassing of livestock  
   12.     Power to serve notice on owner regarding confinement of livestock  
   13.     Holding period for impounded livestock  
   14.     Offence if livestock trespass after service of notice under section 16A  
   15.     Offence if non-compliance with notice served under section 16B  
   16.     Regulations  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL ACT 1994

   17.     Minister may declare unusual circumstances of disease or death in livestock  
   18.     Notification of unusual circumstances of disease or death in livestock  
   19.     No cattle or pigs on sewage land  
   20.     Registration of beekeepers  
   21.     Annual fees  
   22.     New section 49A inserted  
   23.     Exposure of bees to infected articles etc.  
   24.     Compensatable diseases  
   25.     Compensation payable out of Fund  
   26.     Section 79C substituted  
   27.     Records of notifications etc.  
   28.     Treatment notice  
   29.     New section 121A inserted  
   30.     Power to serve a notice  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986

   31.     Application of Act  
   32.     Codes of Practice  
   33.     Defences to cruelty or aggravated cruelty  
   34.     Serious offences  
   35.     General inspectors  
   36.     Specialist inspectors  
   37.     New section 20A inserted  
   38.     New section 24KA inserted  
   39.     Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant and taking of samples  
   40.     Court orders as to costs and disposal of animals  
   41.     New section 24ZTA inserted  
   42.     New sections 24ZX and 24ZY inserted  
   43.     Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out at scientific premises  
   44.     New section 35A inserted  
   45.     Offences  
   46.     New section 44 inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD ACT 1984

   47.     Definitions  
   48.     Meaning of primary food production  
   49.     New section 4I inserted  
   50.     Orders  
   51.     Application of Act to primary food production  
   52.     New section 7BA inserted  
   53.     Compliance with Food Standards Code  
   54.     Orders relating to food premises  
   55.     New section 19AA inserted  
   56.     Secretary may accept undertaking  
   57.     Powers of authorized officers  
   58.     Remedy in respect of articles seized  
   59.     Analysts  
   60.     Power of court to order forfeiture  
   61.     Evidentiary provisions  
   62.     Evidentiary certificate signed by the Secretary  
   63.     New section 50AAB inserted  
   64.     Section 50AC substituted  
   65.     Secrecy  
   66.     Protection against liability  
   67.     Delegation by council  
   68.     New section 58AB inserted  
   69.     Regulations  
   70.      New Part XV inserted  

   PART 6--OTHER AMENDMENTS

   71.     New section 237A inserted into Local Government Act 1989  
   72.     Statute law revision amendments  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   73.     Repeal of amending Act  
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