STATUTORY RULES.
1950. No. 95.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1903-1947.*
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 1.908-1947.
Dated this seventh day of December, 1950.
W.J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Health.
AMENDMENTS OF THE QUARANTINE (ANIMALS) REGULATIONS.†
Fees.
1. Regulation 95 of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.).
The Schedule.
2. The Third Schedule to the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead :—
“ THE THIRD SCHEDULE.
SCALE OF FEES. Regulation 95.
Item. | Matter in respect of which fee is payable. | Amount of fee. | ||
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1 | Veterinary examination of animals of the kinds specified in this item other than suckling animals loss 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 |
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| (1.) Animals of the following kinds imported from countries other than New Zealand:— |
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| Horses, asses, mules, cattle— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment ...... | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment .......... | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment ...... | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment .......... | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, Guinea fowls, pigeons— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment ...... | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment .......... | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bees—for each queen bee and its escort bees ................... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1950.
† Statutory Rules 1033, No. 71, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936. No. 37; 1937. No. 09; 1938, No. 95; 1939, No. 139; 1941, No. 83; 1912, No. 61; 1944, No. 184; and 1946, No. 17.
4502.—PRICE 3D. 9/17.11.1050.
The Third Schedule—continued.
Item. | Matter in respect of which fee is payable. | Amount of fee. | |||
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1—contd. | (2.) Animals of the following kinds imported from New Zealand:— |
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| Horses, asses, mules, cattle— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment . | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ..... | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Sheep, swine, goats, dogs, cats— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment . | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ..... | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Rabbits, fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, Guinea fowls, pigeons |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment . | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ..... | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Bees for each queen bee and its escort bees ............... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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| (3.) Animals imported from any country for immediate slaughter— |
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| (a) for each consignment of one to twenty animals or for the first twenty animals in a consignment of more than twenty animals | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| (b) for each animal other than the first twenty animals in a consignment of more than twenty animals | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| (4.) Wild or undomesticated animals imported from any country— |
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| (a) for each mammalian animal in a consignment .......... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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| (b) for a single bird or for the first bird in a consignment ..... | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| (c) for each bird other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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| (d) for each consignment of fish ..................... | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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2 | Upkeep and sustenance of each animal of the following kinds (other than suckling animals) whilst in a quarantine station— |
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| Horses, asses, mules .............................. | 0 | 7 | 6 | per day |
| Cattle— |
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| (a) Males two years old or over ..................... | 0 | 6 | 0 | per day |
| (b) Other cattle ................................ | 0 | 5 | 0 | per day |
| Swine ........................................ | 0 | 3 | 0 | per day |
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| (a) Males | 0 | 2 | 0 | Per day |
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| (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 | 1 | 6 | per day |
| (ii) for each animal other than the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals | 0 | 1 | 0 | per day |
| Dogs— |
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| (a) three months old or over ........................ | 0 | 2 | 0 | Per day |
| (b) less than three months old ....................... | 0 | 1 | 0 | per day |
| Cats ......................................... | 0 | 1 | 0 | per day |
| Rabbits ....................................... | 0 | 0 | 6 | per day |
| Fowls, ducks, turkeys, geese, Guinea fowls ............... | 0 | 0 | 6 | per day |
| Any other birds ................................. | 0 | 0 | 3 | per day |
The Third Schedule—continued.
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3 | Shearing sheep and goats— |
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| (a) for a single animal or for the first animal in a consignment . | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| (b) for each animal other than the first in a consignment ....... | 0 | 6 | 0 |
4 | Dipping sheep and goats— |
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| (a) for a, single animal ........................... | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| (b) for each consignment of two to ten animals or for the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals. | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| (c) for each animal other than the first ten animals in a consignment of more than ten animals | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Disinfection of articles of the following kinds— |
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| (a) saddles ................................... | 0 | 5 | 0 each |
| (b)) harness .................................. | 0 | 5 | 0 per set |
| (c) articles of harness (other than saddles) and animal effects .. | 0 | 0 | 3 per article |
| (d) horse and cattle boxes ......................... | 0 | 10 | 0 each |
| (e) multiple sheep pens ........................... | 0 | 10 | 0 per set |
| (f) single crates for sheep and swine .................. | 0 | 5 | 0 each |
| (g) dog kennels ................................ | 0 | 2 | 6 each |
6 | Fumigation of feathers and furred skins— |
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| for each 20 lb or part of 20 lb., including the weight of containers . | 0 | 1 | 0 " |
By Authority: L. F. JOHNSOTN, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.