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3 Object The object of this Act is to promote a sustainable livestock industry and associated industries by: (a) establishing methods of identifying and tracing livestock; and (b) supporting market access to, and product integrity of, livestock and livestock products; and (ba) providing for the making and enforcement of biosecurity management plans; and (c) regulating the movement of livestock, animal products and other things associated with livestock; and (d) protecting the health and welfare of livestock by establishing standards and procedures for managing livestock, controlling diseases and implementing the national biosecurity strategy and by other means; and (e) providing compensation for losses caused by certain livestock diseases.

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