Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001 (Cth)
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001
as amended
made under section 17 of the
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
This compilation was prepared on 8 October 2001
taking into account amendments up to Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry
(Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 4)
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra
Contents
Page
1 Name of Order [see Note 1] 3
2 Commencement 3
3 Revocation of Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 1999 3
4 Object 3
5 Interpretation 3
6 Control of export of live sheep to Saudi Arabia 3
7 Export requirements for live sheep to Saudi Arabia 4
8 Alternative management of scabby mouth 4
Notes 6
Name of Order [see Note 1]
This Order is the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001.
Commencement
This Order commences on gazettal.
Revocation of Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry
(Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 1999
The Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 1999 is revoked.
Object
The object of this Order is to enable a commercial live sheep export trade with Saudi Arabia on a regulated basis.
Interpretation
In this Order:
AQIS means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.
exporter means a person who exports live Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia.
LiveCorp means the Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd.
Saudi Arabia means the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
SLEPP means the Saudi Live Export Preparation Program Industry Standards published by AUS-MEAT Limited on 19 October 2001.
Note Copies of SLEPP may be obtained from LiveCorp at:
· address Suite 601
Currency House
23 Hunter St
SYDNEY NSW 2000
· e-mail [email protected]
· phone (02) 9223 7655
· fax (02) 9223 7650.
Control of export of live sheep to Saudi Arabia
(1) An exporter may export live Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia only if the exporter:
(a) holds a live-stock export licence under section 10 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997; and
(b) either:
(i) is accredited by LiveCorp to export live Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia; or
(ii) has written approval from LiveCorp to export the sheep to Saudi Arabia.
(2) For subclause (1), export includes:
(a) exporting or causing to be exported (whether directly or indirectly); and
(b) assisting in, or in any way knowingly being a party to or being concerned with, the importation of live Australian sheep into Saudi Arabia.
Export requirements for live sheep to Saudi Arabia
(1) If an exporter intends to export live Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia, the exporter must lodge with AQIS and LiveCorp a notice of intention to export, under section 6 of the Export Control (Animals) Orders:
(a) if the exporter is accredited by LiveCorp to export live Australian sheep to Saudi Arabia — at least 7 days before the anticipated date of export; or
(b) otherwise — at least 28 days before the anticipated date of export.
(2) The exporter must comply with:
(a) SLEPP; and
(b) the mandatory animal welfare standards set out in the Australian Livestock Export Standards, published by LiveCorp in March 2001.
(3) The exporter must ensure that, before the ship carrying the sheep arrives in Saudi Arabia:
(a) a certificate of origin for all of the sheep has been issued by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and
(b) a health certificate for all of the sheep has been issued by AQIS; and
(c) the Saudi Arabian embassy in Australia has endorsed the certificates mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(4) LiveCorp must tell AQIS if LiveCorp becomes aware:
(a) that the exporter has not complied with SLEPP; or
(b) of any other matter that might result in non-compliance with SLEPP.
Alternative management of scabby mouth
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry may give LiveCorp written approval for an exporter to undertake research trials for the management of scabby mouth (contagious pustular dermatitis) for up to 5 000 sheep in a consignment.
(2) The exporter is taken to comply with SLEPP to the extent that it deals with the management of scabby mouth if the exporter complies with any conditions of the approval.
Notes to the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001
Note 1
The Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001 (in force under section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997) as shown in this compilation is amended as indicated in the Tables below.
Table of Orders
| Title | Date of notification | Date of | Application, saving or |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Order 2001 | 30 Jan 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S35) | 30 Jan 2001 | |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 1) | 9 May 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN18) | 9 May 2001 | — |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 2) | 15 Aug 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. GN32) | 15 Aug 2001 | — |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 3) | 20 Sept 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S381) | 20 Sept 2001 | — |
| Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Live Sheep Exports to Saudi Arabia) Amendment Order 2001 (No. 4) | 23 Oct 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S441) | 23 Oct 2001 | — |
Table of Amendments
| ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted | |
| Provision affected | How affected |
| O. 5.......................................... | am. 2001 Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| O. 7 ......................................... | am. 2001 No. 1 |
| O. 8.......................................... | am. 2001 No. 1 |
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