New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

STOCK DISEASES ACT 1923

- As at 1 July 2017 
- Act 34 of 1923 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   1A.     (Repealed)
   2.      Repeals and savings
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     (Repealed)
   4.      Diseases to which Act applies

   PART 2 - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 3 - INSPECTORS

   6.      Inspectors
   6A.     Police officers and Commonwealth inspectors exercising powers
   7.      Powers of inspectors
   7A.     Questions and inquiries by inspectors
   8.      Further powers of inspectors
   8A.     (Repealed)
   8B.     Suspected person to give name and place of residence
   8C.     (Repealed)

   PART 4 - CONTROL OF DISEASES IN STOCK

           Division 1 - Notification of diseases

   9.      Occupier etc to give notice
   9A.     (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Quarantine areas, protected areas and protected (control) areas

   10.     Declaration of quarantine area
   10A.    (Repealed)
   11.     Undertaking in certain cases
   11A.    Protected areas and protected (control) areas
   11B.    Protection against importation of diseased stock etc
   12.     Further powers of Minister
   12A.    Powers of inspectors to stop, enter and search vehicles etc
   12B.    Bans on shows or sales
   13.     Power to order fencing
   14.     Quarantine
   15.     Quarantine lines

           Division 2A - Control of footrot and other designated diseases

   15A.    Definitions
   15B.    Power of Minister to close certain roads, travelling stock reserves and public places
   15C.    Effect of closure orders

           Division 3 - Destruction of certain stock

   16.     Musters
   17.     Power to order destruction

           Division 4 - Special provision for artificial breeding material

   17A.    Orders to prevent spread of disease in artificial breeding material
           17B-17I. (Repealed)

           Division 5 - Further powers of inspectors etc

   18.     Proceedings in default of compliance
   19.     Power to seize stock etc

   PART 4A - (Repealed)
   None

   PART 5 - OFFENCES

   20.     Illegal introduction of stock or artificial breeding material
   20A.    Wilful communication of disease
   20B.    Sale of diseased stock
   20BA.   Notice of public sale in quarantine area
   20C.    Movement of stock and artificial breeding material
   20D.    Straying stock
   20E.    Infected carcass not to be left near road, river etc
   20F.    Interfering with a quarantine fence, gate or notice
   20FA.   Treatment or seizure of stock etc
   20FB.   Feeding of prohibited substance to stock
   20G.    Person must not deface brand or mark with yellow pigment
   20H.    Compliance with proclamations, orders, undertakings etc
   20I.    Obstruction
   20J.    Providing false or misleading information
   20K.    Bribery
   20L.    Proceedings for offences
   20M.    Proof of matters relating to maximum penalties
   20N.    Offences by officers of corporations
   20O.    Penalty notices

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   21.     Orders and notices generally
   21A.    Evidence of scientific examination
   21B.    Evidence of appointment of inspectors
   22.     Evidence
   22A.    Protection from liability for providing information or advice
   22B.    Exclusion of personal liability for information required to be provided under this Act
   22C.    Delegation
   23.     Regulations
   24.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2