Order No LC2/98 - Export of Cattle During Northern Hemisphere Summer Months (Cth)
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN MEAT AND LIVE‑STOCK INDUSTRY ACT 1997
ORDER UNDER SECTION 17
I, KENNETH HARRY MATTHEWS, make the following order pursuant to Section 17 of the Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997 (the Act).
KENNETH HARRY MATTHEWS
Secretary
ORDER No LC2/98
EXPORT OF CATTLE DURING NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER
MONTHS
1. Commencement
This Order takes effect on the day it is notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
2. Revocation
Order No LC 1/98 is revoked.
3. Interpretation
animal house means the arrangement of pens on each deck of the vessel, or parts of a vessel, in which cattle are transported
AQIS means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service or any other agency of the Commonwealth which is from time to time responsible for the administration of the Export Control Act 1982
AQIS certifying officer means the veterinary officer authorised under the Export Control Act 1982 to provide export health certification and export permits
cattle means live cattle
competent stock attendant means a person who has had experience relevant to the control of cattle carried in vessels and who is not a member of a vessel's crew
the Department means the Department of Primary Industries and Energy (DPIE) or any other Department or agency of the Commonwealth which is from time to time responsible for the administration of the Act
LEAP means the Livestock Export Accreditation Program administered by LIVECORP
licensee means the holder of a live‑stock export licence to export cattle granted under section 10 of the Act
LIVECORP means the Australian Livestock Export Corporation Ltd
master has the same meaning as in the Navigation Act 1912
maximum number of cattle means the maximum number of cattle carried in pens on a vessel, or a part of a vessel, obtained by dividing the pen area available in square metres, excluding any area required for spare pens, by the minimum permissible floor area per head as set out in clause 4(a) below. In respect of an average mass per head of cattle between the figures given in clause 4(a) below, the minimum permissible floor area is determined by linear interpolation using only four figures after the decimal point
parallel means southern parallel of latitude
pen area available means the net area of pens for holding cattle on a vessel as set out in the vessel's Livestock Capacity Plan or Australian Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock, as applicable, and confirmed by the vessel's Master
Secretary means the Secretary of the Department
spare pens means the pens required to be provided on each deck of the vessel, having a capacity where more than ten but less than one hundred cattle are carried on the deck, sufficient for one animal, and where more than one hundred cattle are carried on a deck, sufficient for one animal for each one hundred or part thereof
vessel means the vessel in which the cattle are exported from Australia.
4. Order
For all exports, by a licensee, of cattle from any Australian port located south of the 26th parallel to places other than South East Asia and/or Japan :
(a) The licensee will ensure that, in the period from midnight on 30 April to midnight on 31 October in any calendar year, the vessel carries no more than the maximum number of cattle calculated by using the table below, unless written authorisation is given by the Secretary to the licensee to vary this requirement:
Average mass per head of cattle (kg) Minimum permissible floor area per head (m2) Average mass per head of cattle (kg) Minimum permissible floor area per head (m2) 200 0.847 360 1.445 210 0.884 370 1.483 220 0.922 380 1.520 230 0.959 390 1.558 240 0.997 400 1.668 250 1.034 410 1.707 260 1.071 420 1.746 270 1.109 430 1.785 280 1.146 440 1.824 290 1.184 450 1.863 300 1.221 460 1.902 310 1.258 470 1.941 320 1.296 480 1.980 330 1.333 490 2.019 340 1.371 500 2.059 350 1.408 (b) The licensee will ensure that cattle over 500 kg individual live weight are not exported;
(c) The licensee will ensure that a competent stock attendant travels on board the vessel and will require the competent stock attendant to, in addition to other duties:
(i) compile a detailed report for each voyage based on daily observations of temperature and humidity levels both inside and outside the animal house, cattle mortality and illness rates, and any factors which may have caused mortality or illness among the cattle such as suitability of feed, flooring and presence of leg abrasions and swelling on the cattle; and
(ii) send a copy of the report to the Department immediately on reaching the port to which the cattle are being exported, until a date determined by the Department after consultation with LIVECORP;
(d) The licensee will ensure that the veterinary medicines and medical equipment prescribed in Annexure 2 of the Australian Livestock Export Standards issued under LEAP are carried on all vessels, and that the competent stock attendant is knowledgeable in their use;
(e) The licensee will ensure, at the discretion of the AQIS certifying officer, that for every 1000 head of cattle exported, at least 10 tonnes of sawdust/straw prorata is loaded on each shipment to be used exclusively for the flooring of pens and bedding for the cattle;
(f) The licensee will ensure, at the discretion of the AQIS certifying officer, that provision is made for high quality chaff and/or hay to be provided to the cattle to supplement the normal diet of feed pellets;
(g) The licensee will instruct the master of the vessel to ensure that the vessel carries sufficient captive bolt pistols to allow for the humane destruction of live cattle, and that either competent stock attendants or responsible members of the vessel's crew have been instructed in their proper use.
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