80Time limits for applying for compensation

80 Time limits for applying for compensation

For the purposes of section 88(1) of the Act, the prescribed time limit is—

(a) in the case of a compensatable exotic disease, within 30 days from—

(i) the date of the destruction or death of any domestic livestock; and

(ii) the date of destruction of any premises, livestock product, fodder, fittings or vehicle; and

(b) in the case of a compensatable disease in respect of bees, sheep, goats, cattle or swine, within 30 days from—

(i) the date on which any livestock was destroyed; or

(ii) in the case of any livestock that dies before being destroyed, the date on which it died after being ordered to be destroyed by an inspector; and

(c) in the case of a compensatable disease in respect of bees, within 30 days from the date on which any bee product, beekeeping fittings or other article was destroyed or disinfected; and

(d) in the case of an application for compensation pursuant to which section 79E(c) of the Act applies, within 30 days or such other period approved by the chief veterinary
officer.

Part 10—Records of sale, purchase and movement of livestock

Division 1—General

81 Definitions and interpretation

(1) In this Part—

livestock manager means in relation to a property the person responsible for the husbandry of livestock at that property;

scale operation includes any business that purchases cattle by live weight or price per head.

(2) In this Part a property identification code in relation to livestock that have been introduced from, or that are to be dispatched to, another State or Territory of the Commonwealth includes an identification code or number issued in accordance with a law of that State or Territory that corresponds with section 9B of the Act.

(3) In this Part, if livestock are dispatched from one property to another and a property identification code identifying the property that the livestock were dispatched to or from has not been issued by the Secretary under section 9B of the Act or in accordance with a corresponding law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth (as the case requires), the address of the property (not being a saleyard) on which the livestock were kept before being dispatched or are to be kept after being dispatched may be used.