59Testing for diseases

59 Testing for diseases

Reg. 59(1) substituted by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 21(1).

(1) For the purposes of section 16(2A)(f) of the Act, the information prescribed is the animal identifier of the livestock from which the sample or specimen was taken.

Reg. 59(1A) inserted by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 21(1).

(1A) For the purposes of section 16(2B)(f) of the Act, the following information is prescribed—

(a) the animal identifier of the livestock from which the sample or specimen was taken;

(b) a brief description of the sample or specimen submitted;

(c) a brief description of the test, analysis or the diagnostic examination performed on the sample or specimen;

(d) a brief description of the results of the test, analysis or diagnostic examination;

(e) any comments on the relevance of the test, analysis or diagnostic examination performed;

(f) any provisional and final diagnosis in relation to the test, analysis or diagnostic examination.

(2) For the purposes of section 16(3)(a) of the Act the prescribed standard is—

(a) in the case of the determination of whether or not a sample or specimen is infected with a disease—ANZSDP; or

(b) in any other case, the relevant part of the ASDT for a disease.

Reg. 59(3) substituted by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 21(2).

(3) For the purposes of section 16(4) of the Act, the prescribed standard is AS ISO/IEC 17025:2018 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories published on 16 April 2018, as amended and in force from time to time.