5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this Act:

animal welfare and live animal export legislation and standards means the following:

(a) the Export Control Act 2020;
(b) any instrument made under that Act;
(c) the ASEL.

ASEL means the document titled Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock published by the Department, as it exists from time to time.

Note: The Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock (version 3.2) could in 2023 be viewed on the Department’s website (www.agriculture.gov.au).

Australian law means a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory.

Australian national means:

(a) an Australian citizen; or
(b) a body corporate established by or under an Australian law.

Australian resident means:

(a) an individual who is usually resident in Australia and whose continued presence in Australia is not subject to a limitation as to time imposed by law; or
(b) a body corporate that has its principal place of business in Australia.

civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.

enforcement body has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.

enforcement related activity has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.

foreign person or body means any of the following:

(a) an individual who is not an Australian national or an Australian resident;
(b) a body corporate that is not an Australian national or an Australian resident;
(c) a body politic of a foreign country.

Inspector‑General means the Inspector‑General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports referred to in section 9.

livestock means any of the following:

(a) cattle, sheep, goats, deer, buffalo, camelids;
(b) any other animal prescribed by rules made for the purposes of this definition;
(c) the young of an animal mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

livestock export official means any of the following:

(a) an authorised officer within the meaning of the Export Control Act 2020;
(b) an accredited veterinarian within the meaning of the Export Control Act 2020;
(c) the Secretary or a delegate of the Secretary.