4 Definitions
In this Act:
3-letter brand means a brand consisting of 3 letters, including the
letter "T", of a size prescribed by regulation.
abattoir means an establishment at which the slaughter of livestock
is licensed under the Meat Industries Act 1996.
animal pathogen means a prion, virus, rickettsia, bacterium,
protozoon, fungus, helminth, arthropod, insect or other pathogen or
organism that is capable of causing a disease in livestock.
animal product includes the following:
(a) the carcass or a portion of a carcass of livestock;
(b) the meat, blood, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, beaks, horns,
antlers, hooves, feet and offal of livestock;
(c) fat, milk, whey, cream, butter, cheese, eggs and other food or
foodstuffs derived from livestock;
(d) honey and other products from honey bees;
(e) the semen, ova or embryo of livestock;
(f) the secretions and excretions, including manure and other
wastes, from livestock.
approved form means a form approved under section 89(1) or 95.
authorisation means an authorisation in accordance with
section 114.
biological preparation means any of the following:
(a) a product used in relation to the diagnosis, prevention,
alleviation or cure of a disease or abnormal condition in
livestock that is:
(i) prepared in any manner from animal tissue (including
blood, lymph or glandular secretion); or
(ii) produced in any manner by the agency of any
microscopic or ultramicroscopic organisms or ferments;
(b) a synthetic compound identical with or closely related to a
product mentioned in paragraph (a) and having or claimed to
have a comparable use;
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(c) a substance prescribed by regulation.
biosecurity impact, for Part 2A, see section 16A.
biosecurity management area means an area of land to which a
biosecurity management plan applies.
biosecurity management plan means a biosecurity management
plan made under section 16B.
biosecurity matter, for Part 2A, see section 16A.
brand means a 3-letter brand or symbol brand.
buffalo means animals of the species Bubalus bubalis.
carcass includes the hide, skin, wool, hair and viscera of an
animal.
carrier, for Part 2A, see section 16A.
cattle means bovine animals but does not include buffalo.
Chief Inspector means the person holding or occupying the office
of Chief Inspector of Livestock mentioned in section 90.
classified property means a property given a classification under
section 47(1).
control, of a disease, includes the following:
(a) investigating the existence of the disease;
(b) monitoring the extent of the disease;
(c) preventing the occurrence or spread of the disease;
(d) preventing the disease entering the Territory;
(e) eradicating the disease.
control program means a disease control program established
under section 50(1).
controlled livestock, see section 50(2)(b).
Crown lands, see the Crown Lands Act 1992.
declared area means an area or zone declared under
section 58(1)(a), (b) or (c).
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destroyed livestock, for Part 5, see section 69(1).
destroyed things, for Part 5, see section 69(2).
determination of classifications, see section 46(1).
determination of compensation means a determination of
compensation payable under Part 5, Division 4.
disease means a disease or condition capable of affecting
earmark means a mark made on the ear of an animal.
emergency disease, see section 30(3).
endemic disease, see section 30(4).
enter includes board.
exotic disease, see section 30(5).
fence includes a wall, railing and any similar fixed or portable
barrier or structure.
fodder means hay, straw, grass, green crop, root, vegetable, grain,
corn, meal, licks, litter, manure, manufactured foodstuff,
mammalian material or other similar thing:
(a) used, or intended for use, as food or litter for livestock; or
(b) used, or intended for use, as an ingredient of food or litter for
livestock; or
(c) found with or near livestock.
health certificate, for prescribed imported livestock, means a
health certificate in accordance with section 17(2).
honey bee means a European honey bee of the species Apis
mellifera.
horse means an equine animal.
infected, see section 29(1).
inspector means a person holding or occupying the office of an
inspector of livestock mentioned in section 91, and includes the
Chief Inspector.
livestock, see section 5.
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mammalian material means:
(a) blood, bone, flesh or other tissue from mammals; or
(b) meal obtained by rendering mammalian blood, bone, flesh or
other tissue.
nominated person, for a biosecurity management plan, see
section 16B(1)(b).
notifiable disease, see section 30(2).
obstruct includes resist and hinder.
owner includes the following:
(a) in relation to premises – a person who holds an estate in fee
simple in, or a lease or licence over, the premises and a
person who manages or has control over the premises;
(b) in relation to livestock or other things – an agent or employee
of the owner and a person who has control of the livestock or
thing.
pecuniary interest, for Part 5, Division 4, does not include a fee or
commission payable to a member of a valuation panel, valuer or
valuation reviewer.
possession includes custody, care, control and supervision.
poultry includes all species of domestic ducks, geese and turkeys.
premises means any of the following:
(a) a property;
(b) a building or other structure and the land on which it is
situated, irrespective of whether the building or structure is
affixed to the land;
(c) a vehicle, including an aircraft, vessel and rolling stock
operating on or using a railway track.
prescribed imported livestock means livestock prescribed under
section 17(1).
prescribed travelling livestock means livestock prescribed under
section 20(1).
program area, see section 50(2)(c).
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property means land held by a person under any form of tenure.
quarantine order means an order made under Part 4, Division 3.
reasonably believes means believes on reasonable grounds.
reasonably suspects means suspects on reasonable grounds.
registered, in relation to a person, thing or matter, means
information about the person, thing or matter entered in a register
kept under this Act.
registered veterinarian, see the Veterinarians Act 1994.
Registrar means the person holding or occupying the office of
Registrar mentioned in section 86.
residential premises means premises used exclusively or
primarily as a residence, and includes a private room in (but not any
other part of) a motel, hotel or guesthouse.
reviewable decision means a decision mentioned in section 119,
120 or 121.
sell means dispose of for valuable consideration, and includes the
(a) barter;
(b) consign to an agent for sale;
(c) offer for sale;
(d) receive or possess for sale;
(e) expose for sale;
(f) send or deliver for sale;
(g) permit to be sold, offered or exposed for sale.
standstill zone means an area declared under section 55(1) to be
a standstill zone.
standstill zone movement permit means a permit issued under
section 56(1).
stock route means land:
(a) reserved under the Crown Lands Act 1992 for a stock route
and travelling stock; or
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(b) declared under the Crown Lands Act 1992 to be a route for
the passage of travelling stock.
structure includes a yard, pen and enclosure but does not include
a building used as residential premises.
symbol brand means a brand consisting of a symbol.
travelling livestock means livestock driven on the hoof, or
transported by road, rail, water or air in the Territory, outside the
property on which the livestock are usually kept.
test includes analysis, examination, experiment and investigation.
treat means to dip, drench, dress, rub, spray, spot, vaccinate,
inject, implant, disinfect, fumigate or otherwise treat or clean with a
substance or mixture of substances.
unowned, in relation to livestock, includes livestock that is feral or
abandoned.
valuation panel means the valuation panel constituted under
section 80.
valuation reviewer means a person selected under section 83 to
review a determination of compensation.
valuer means a person appointed under section 81 to make a
determination of compensation.
warrant means a warrant to enter residential premises issued
under section 105(2).
waybill means an approved form of waybill.
Note for section 4
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be
relevant to this Act.