STATUTORY RULES
1966 No. 14
REGULATIONS UNDER THE QUARANTINE
ACT 1908-1961.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the
Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Quarantine
Act 1908-1961.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of January, 1966.
CASEY
Governor-General.
By
His Excellency’s Command
(signed) R.W. Swantz
Minister of State for Health.
Amendments of the Quarantine (Animal)
Regulations
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the
fourteenth day of February, 1966.
Third and
Fourth Schedules.
2. The Third and Fourth Schedules to the Quarantine
(Animals) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules inserted in
their stead:—
THE THIRD SCHEDULE
Regulation
95.
SCALE OF FEES
Item | Matter
in respect of which fee is payable | Amount
of fee |
$ |
1 | Veterinary examination of animals of the kinds
specified in this item other than suckling animals less than 3 months old,
and animals imported solely for exhibition purposes by the owner of an “ A”
class registered zoological garden or to a scientific institution approved by
the. Director of Quarantine— |
(1.) Animals of the following kinds
imported from countries other than New Zealand:—
|
Horses, asses, mules, cattle— |
(a)for a single
animal or for the first animal in a consignment........ | 4.20 |
(b)for each
animal other than the first in a consignment ................ | 2.10 |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 3 February 1966.
Statutory Rules 1935, No. 71, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, No. 37; 1937,
No. 69; 1938, No. 95; 1939, No. 139; 1941, No. 83, 1942, No. 61; 1944, No. 184;
1946, No. 17; 1950, No. 95; 1953, No. 15; 1955, No. 10; 1956, Nos. 36, 65 and
111; 1958, Nos. 35 and 36; 1959, Nos. 72 and 87; 1960, No. 85; and 1961, No.
23.
8478/65.—Price
9d. (8c) 8/18.8.1965
The Third Schedule—continued
Item | Matter in respect of which fee is payable | Amount of fee |
$ |
Sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats— |
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment | 2.10 |
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0.50 |
Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese,
turkeys, Guinea fowls, pigeons— |
(a)
for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment | 0.50 |
(b)
for each animal other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0.10 |
Bees—for
each queen bee and its escort bees .......................... | 1.00 |
(2.) Animals of the following kinds imported from
New Zealand:— |
Horses, asses, mules, cattle— |
(a)
for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment | 2.10 |
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0.20 |
Sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats— |
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment | 1.00 |
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0.20 |
Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese,
turkeys, Guinea fowls, pigeons— |
(a)
for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment | 0.50 |
(b)
for each animal other than the first in a consignment ......... | 0.10 |
Bees—for
each queen bee and its escort bees .......................... | 1.00 |
(3.) Animals imported from any country for
immediate slaughter— |
(a)for each consignment of one to
twenty animals or for the first twenty animals in a consignment of more than
twenty animals ................................................................................
| 4.20 |
(b)for each animal other than the
first twenty animals in a consignment of more than twenty animals .................
| 0.10 |
(4.) Wild or undomesticated animals imported from
any country— |
(a) for each mammalian animal in a consignment................. | 1.00 |
(b) for a single bird or for the first bird in a consignment....... | 0.50 |
(c)
for each bird other than the first in a consignment ........... | 0.05 |
(d) for each Consignment of fish ......................................... | 1.00 |
2 | Upkeep and sustenance of each
animal of the following kinds (other than suckling animals) whilst in a
quarantine station— |
Horses,
asses, mules .............................................................. | 0.75 per day |
Cattle— |
(a)
Males two years old or over ........................................... | 0.70 per day |
(b) Other cattle ................................................................... | 0.60 per day |
Swine ................................................................................... | 0.30 per day |
The Third Schedule—continued
Item | Matter in respect of which fee is payable | Amount of fee |
$ |
Sheep and Goats— |
(a) Males ....................................................................................... | 0.20 per day |
(b) Females.................................................................................... |
(i) for each animal in a
consignment of one to ten animals or for each of the first ton animals in a
consignment of more than ten animals ..................................................................
| 0.15 per day |
(ii) for each animal other than the first ten
animals in a consignment of more than ten animals ..........................
| 0.10 per day |
Dogs— |
(a)
three months old or over ............................................................ | 0.30 per day |
(b) less than three months old ......................................................... | 0.15 per day |
Cats— |
(a)
three months old or over ............................................................ | 0.15 per day |
(b) less than three months old ......................................................... . | 0.08 per day |
Rabbits
............................................................................................. | 0.05 per day |
Fowls,
ducks, turkeys, geese, Guinea fowls ......................................... | 0.05 per day |
Any
other birds ................................................................................. | 0.02 per day |
3 | Cattle while under quarantine
surveillance— |
(a)for each animal for the first six
months of the period of quarantine surveillance or portion of that period
| 6.00 |
(b) for each animal for any further period ........................................ | 4.00 |
4 | Shearing sheep and goats— |
(a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment .......... | 2.00 |
(b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment | 0.60 |
5 | Dipping sheep and goats— |
(a) for a single animal .................................................................... | 2.00 |
(b)for each consignment of two to
ten animals or for the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten
animals ..............................
| 3.00 |
(c) for each animal other than the first ten
animals in a consignment of more than ten animals ............................................................
| 0.10 |
6 | Disinfection of articles of the
following kinds— |
(a) saddles ..................................................................................... | 0.50 each |
(b) harness ..................................................................................... | 0.50 per set |
(c)
articles of harness (other than saddles) and animal effects ............ | 0.02 per article |
(d) horse and cattle boxes ............................................................... | 1.00 each |
(e) multiple sheep pens ................................................................... | 1.00 per set |
(f)
single crates for sheep and swine ................................................ | 0.50 each |
(g) dog kennels .............................................................................. | 0.25 each |
7 | Disinfection of animal hair,
bristles, feathers, furred skins and wool carried out at a quarantine
station— |
(a)
(i) for each package not exceeding 1 lb in weight ........................ | 0.10 |
(ii) for each package exceeding 1 lb in weight but not exceeding 20 lbs
in weight...........................................................
| 0.25 |
(iii) for each package exceeding 201bs in weight ...................
| 0.50 |
(b) for use of the steam disinfector ................................................... | 5.00 |
8 | Supervision by an authorized
person of disinfection or treatment of goods in pursuance of regulation 93— |
for
each person .................................................................................. | 0.50 per hour |
THE FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 96b.
SCALE OF FEES
Matter in respect of which fee is payable | Amount of fee per day |
$ |
Upkeep and sustenance of each animal of the
following kinds whilst in a quarantine station— |
Horses...........................................................................................................................
| 0.75 |
Cattle— |
(a) Males two years old or over ............................................................................. | 0.70 |
(b)
Other cattle ..................................................................................................... | 0.60 |
Swine ............................................................................................................................ | 0.30 |
Sheep
and Goats— |
(a)
Males .............................................................................................................. | 0.20 |
(b) Females— |
(i) for each animal in a
consignment of one to ten animals or for each of the first ten animals in a
consignment of more than ten animals ...............................
| 0.15 |
(ii) for each animal other than the first ten
animals in a consignment of more than ten animals ..............................................................................................
| 0.10 |
Cats— |
(a) three months old or over .................................................................................. | 0.15 |
(b) less than three months old ................................................................................ | 0.08 |
Dogs— |
(a) three months old or over .................................................................................. | 0.30 |
(b) less than three months old ................................................................................ | 0.15 |
Fowls,
ducks, turkeys, geese, Guinea fowls ...................................................................... . | 0.05 |
Any
other birds .............................................................................................................. | 0.02 |
By Authority:
A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra