Victorian Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2009 (NO. 35 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY CHEMICALS (CONTROL OF USE) ACT 1992

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Repeal of sections 43(1) and 44  
   5.      New section 52AA inserted  
   6.      Repeal of section 54A  
   7.      New section 67A inserted  
   8.      Repeal of clause 11 of Schedule 1  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO CATCHMENT AND LAND PROTECTION ACT 1994

   9.      Action before recommendation  
   10.     New section 69A inserted  
   11.     Entry with consent  
   12.     Entry with notice  
   13.     Emergency entry  
   14.     Section 83K substituted  
   15.     Offences relating to enforcement  
   16.     Conduct by officers, employees or agents  
   17.     Persons served with notices to inform Secretary if not land owner  
   18.     New section 105 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO DOMESTIC (FERAL AND NUISANCE) ANIMALS ACT 1994

   19.     Section 29 substituted  
   20.     Declaration that a dog is a menacing dog  
   21.     Councils to prepare domestic animal management plans  
   22.     Section 81 substituted  
   23.     Further power to destroy dogs  
   24.     Prosecution of identified persons suspected of committing offences  
   25.     Power to serve infringement notice  
   26.     New section 104 inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO FISHERIES ACT 1995

           Division 1--Amendments to the Fisheries Act 1995 regarding consultation

   27.     New section 3A inserted  
   28.     Definitions repealed  
   29.     Submissions on management plan  
   30.     Amendment of management plan  
   31.     Changes to licence or permit conditions  
   32.     Repeal of section 62  
   33.     General quota order provisions  
   34.     When abalone quota order takes effect  
   35.     Fisheries reserves  
   36.     Part 6 repealed  
   37.     Commercial Fisheries Licensing Panel  
   38.     Licensing Appeals Tribunal  
   39.     Immunity provision  
   40.     Application—general provisions  
   41.     Royalties  
   42.     Levy  
   43.     Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Account  
   44.     Repeal of section 151C  
   45.     Fisheries notices  
   46.     New section 163B inserted  
   47.     Compensation Assessment Panel  
   48.     Compensation Appeals Tribunal  
   49.     Repeal of Schedule 1  

           Division 2--Other amendments to the Fisheries Act 1995

   50.     Definitions and interpretative provisions  
   51.     Definition of fish  
   52.     New section 11B inserted  
   53.     Management plans  
   54.     Access licences  
   55.     Offence to receive or sell fish  
   56.     Fish receiver licences  
   57.     Aquaculture licences  
   58.     Issue of fishery licences  
   59.     Offence to fail to comply with licence or permit conditions  
   60.     Transfer of licences  
   61.     Certain licences may be renewed  
   62.     Powers of Secretary to cancel or suspend licences or permits  
   63.     New section 58A inserted  
   64.     Cancelled transferable licences may be transferred  
   65.     Offences in relation to size and catch limits  
   66.     Forfeiture or return of thing seized or retained  
   67.     Offence in relation to property seized or retained  
   68.     Sale of fish taken in contravention of this Act or corresponding law  
   69.     Section 120B substituted  
   70.     Evidence of locality  
   71.     New section 138A inserted  
   72.     Additional provisions applying to royalties and levies  
   73.     Regulations  
   74.      New section 163A inserted  
   75.     Regulation-making powers  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS TO LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL ACT 1994

   76.     Definition of livestock product amended  
   77.     New penalty for contravening Order  
   78.     Notification of diseases  
   79.     Isolation of livestock  
   80.     New penalties substituted for offences relating to identification of livestock  
   81.     Isolation of livestock  
   82.     Testing for diseases  
   83.     Entry and exit points  
   84.     Permits for activity in restricted area  
   85.     Entry and exit from restricted areas  
   86.     Permit for activity in control area  
   87.     Contravention of importation order  
   88.     Duration of importation order  
   89.     Substitution of new penalties  
   90.     Repeal of Division 4 of Part 4  

           Division 4--of Part 4 of the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 is repealed.

   91.     New penalty substituted  
   92.     New penalties substituted  
   93.     Section 54 substituted  
   94.     Payment out of fund  
   95.     General powers of inspectors  
   96.     New penalty substituted  
   97.     New section 115B inserted  
   98.     Power of seizure and impoundment  
   99.     Seized livestock and property  
   100.    Additional offences for which infringement notices may be served  
   101.    Penalties to be paid for offences under infringement notices  
   102.    New section 132A inserted  
   103.    Offences relating to enforcement  
   104.    Regulations  
   105.     New sections 145 and 146 inserted  

   PART 7--AMENDMENTS TO PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1986

   106.    Application of Act  
   107.    Setting or using traps  
   108.    Statute law revision  

   PART 8--AMENDMENTS TO VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 1997

   109.    Definitions  
   110.    New sections 3A and 3B inserted  
   111.    Application for registration  
   112.    General registration  
   113.    Duration and renewal of registration  
   114.    Application for renewal and refusal to renew registration  
   115.    Registration obtained by fraud  
   116.    Permitted disclosure to other registration authorities  
   117.    Requirement to notify the Board of change of address  
   118.    New section 20 substituted  
   119.    Notifications  

   PART 9--OTHER AMENDMENT AND REPEAL

   120.    Amendment to Impounding of Livestock Act 1994  
   121.    Repeal of amending Act  
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