3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

Agvet Code means the provisions applying because of section 5 of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (New South Wales) Act 1994.

analyst means an authorised analyst under the Biosecurity Act 2015.

food producing species means stock that produces food for human consumption or is used as food for human beings, and includes—

(a) any buffalo, cattle, deer, fish (other than ornamental fish), goat, kangaroo, pig, poultry, rabbit, sheep, bee, crustacean or mollusc, or

(b) any other type or species of stock prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

Note.

The definition of food producing species is modelled on the definition in the Agvet Code.

major food producing species means—

(a) cattle, sheep, pigs or chickens, or

(b) any other type or species of stock prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

package includes anything in or by which any stock medicine is covered, enclosed, contained or packed.

permit means a permit under Part 21 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 that is in force.

pest has the same meaning as in the Agvet Code.

prescribe, in relation to a stock medicine, means the giving by a veterinary practitioner of a written instruction to a person for the supply to that person of the stock medicine (or the supply of stock food treated with the stock medicine)—

(a) by a pharmacist, or

(b) by a person licensed or authorised under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 to supply a restricted substance that is a stock medicine.

registered human pharmaceutical means a therapeutic good (as defined in the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 of the Commonwealth) that is listed or registered in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods maintained under that Act.

registered stock medicine means a stock medicine that has registration under the Agvet Code.

relevant withholding period, in relation to a stock medicine, means—