EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Statutory Rules 1987 No 194
Issued by the authority of the Minister for Resources
QUARANTINE ACT 1908
QUARANTINE (ANIMALS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Sub-section 87(1) of the Quarantine Act 1908 (‘the Act’) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with the Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted by the Act to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.
The Quarantine (Animals) Regulations (‘the Regulations’) describe matters relevant to the quarantine control of animals and products derived from animals. Part VIIIA of the Regulations provides for the examination of animals for export.
The Minister for Resources proposes, under the Export Control (Orders) Regulations, to introduce on 1 October 1987 orders to provide regulatory controls for the export of animals. The introduction of these Orders is in accordance with the Government’s intention to provide a more appropriate and flexible legislative framework for the regulation of the export of animals.
The Quarantine (Animals) Regulations (Amendment), which will come into operation on 1 October 1987, will repeal Part VIIIA of the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations.