Victorian Numbered Acts

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 40 OF 2019)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE CATCHMENT AND LAND PROTECTION ACT 1994

   3.      Secretary may do certain work  
   4.      New section 79AA inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF THE DAIRY ACT 2000

   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Delegation  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE DRUGS, POISONS AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCESACT 1981

   7.      Part IVA definitions  
   8.      New section 69AB inserted  
   9.      New section 148 inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE FISHERIES ACT 1995

   10.     Consultation principles  
   11.     Definitions and interpretative provisions  
   12.     Management plans  
   13.     General permit  
   14.     Offence to fail to comply with licence or permit conditions  
   15.     Powers of Victorian Fisheries Authority to cancel or suspend licences  
   16.     Transfer of individual quota units  
   17.     Offences in relation to size and catch limits  
   18.     Possession of fish taken in non-Victorian waters  
   19.     Offences concerning prohibited noxious aquatic species  
   20.     Revocation of permit  
   21.     Provisions applying to fisheries reserves  
   22.     References in this Part to offences include associated offences under other Acts  
   23.     Powers of entry and inspection  
   24.     Powers to search land or premises  
   25.     Forfeiture or return of things seized or retained  
   26.     Offences with respect to authorised officers  
   27.     Sale of fish taken in contravention of this Act or corresponding law  
   28.     Liability for offences  
   29.     Court may prohibit person from being on boats or certain places  
   30.     Protection from criminal responsibility for certain ancillary conduct  
   31.     Repeal of section 135  
   32.     Substitution of section 136  
   33.     Immunity provision  
   34.     Victorian Fisheries Authority may supply names to representative bodies  
   35.     Royalties  
   36.     Restriction against commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay  
   37.     Compensation  
   38.     New section 163F inserted  
   39.     Statute law revision amendments  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF THE GAME MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ACT 2014

   40.     Definitions  
   41.     Exercise of powers  
   42.     New section 8A inserted  
   43.     Conditions of appointment of members  
   44.     New section 11A inserted  
   45.     Disclosure of information  
   46.     Chief executive officer  
   47.     Application of Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to authorised officers  
   48.     Application of Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 to the Authority  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF THE LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL ACT 1994

   49.     Separation of livestock  
   50.     Requirements for vendor declarations when livestock moved  
   51.     Quarantine areas  
   52.     Offences  
   53.     Separation or isolation of livestock  
   54.     Testing for diseases  
   55.     Payments out of the Cattle Compensation Fund  
   56.     Payments out of the Sheep and Goat Compensation Fund  
   57.     Treatment notice  
   58.     Infringement notices  
   59.     Statute law revision amendment—Definitions  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY ACT 1993

   60.     Definitions  
   61.     Slaughter at unlicensed premises  
   62.     Unlicensed facilities  
   63.     Powers of inspectors  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF THE MELBOURNE MARKET AUTHORITY ACT 1977

   64.     Definitions  
   65.     Land at West Melbourne ceases to be market land  
   66.     Powers of the Authority  
   67.     Proceedings of the Authority  
   68.     Limitation on extent to which Authority may enter into contracts  
   69.     Section 26 substituted  
   70.     Revocation of notice under section 34  
   71.     Leases etc. to be subject to certain terms  
   72.     References to market area  
   73.     Repeal of sections 39, 42 and 45  
   74.     New section 47 inserted  
   75.     Schedule 2 repealed  
   76.     New Schedule 3 inserted—Market land  
   77.     References to change of market name  
   78.     Substitution of gender neutral language  

   PART 10--AMENDMENT OF THE PLANT BIOSECURITY ACT 2010

   79.     Definitions  
   80.     Importation of prescribed material  
   81.     Declaration of control areas  
   82.     Procedures on taking samples  
   83.     Regulations  

   PART 11--AMENDMENT OF THE VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT 1997

   84.     Effect of suspension of registration  
   85.     New Subdivision heading inserted  
   86.     Constitution of a panel for an informal hearing  
   87.     Request for formal hearing on completion of informal hearing  
   88.     New Subdivision heading inserted  
   89.     Findings and determinations of a formal hearing into conduct  
   90.     Findings and determinations of a formal hearing into ability to practise  
   91.     Advertising  
   92.     New section 80A inserted  
   93.     Identification  
   94.     New section 86A inserted  
   95.     Regulations  

   PART 12--AMENDMENT OF THE WILDLIFE ACT 1975

   96.     Definition of relevant offence in Part IX  

   PART 13--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

   97.     Confiscation Act 1997  
   98.     Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987  
   99.     Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978  
   100.    Environment Protection Act 1970  
   101.    Firearms Act 1996  
   102.    Land Act 1958  

   PART 14--REPEALS

   103.    Repeal of Acts  

   PART 15--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   104.    Repeal of amending Act  
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