Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998 (NSW)

Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998 No 139

An Act to assist agricultural industries to provide and fund services to control diseases in livestock; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act is the Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

3 Definitions In this Act— approved policy and priority guidelines for an industry fund means guidelines approved for the fund under section 12. carrying capacity has the same meaning as notional carrying capacity has in the Local Land Services Regulation 2014. collection agent for a transaction based contribution scheme means— (a) any auctioneer, stock and station agent or assistant stock and station agent within the meaning of the Property and Stock Agents Act 2002, or (b) any other person, involved in livestock transactions to which the scheme relates who is authorised under the scheme to collect contributions for the scheme. control a disease includes prevent, eradicate or manage the disease. Department means Regional NSW. designated disease, designated disease control program, designated livestock producers—see section 6. disease means any disease (within the meaning of the Biosecurity Act 2015) in livestock. disease control program—see section 5. exercise a function includes perform a duty. financial year means the year commencing 1 July. function includes a power, authority or duty. fund administrator for an industry fund means a person or persons appointed to administer the fund under section 8A. industry advisory committee means a committee established under section 8. industry fund means a fund established under Division 1 of Part 3. industry levy means a levy imposed under Division 3 of Part 3. levy period—see section 15. livestock producer means a person— (a) who raises livestock on the person's own behalf, or (b) on whose behalf livestock is raised, or (c) who is a party to a share-farming or partnership agreement under which livestock is raised. livestock transaction means the purchase or sale of livestock or any product made or derived from livestock. non-transaction based contribution means a monetary contribution made (or to be made) to an industry fund otherwise than under a transaction based contribution scheme for the fund. occupier has the same meaning as in the Local Land Services Act 2013. ratable land has the same meaning as rateable land has in the Local Land Services Act 2013. relevant transaction based scheme, in relation to a transaction based contribution, means the transaction based contribution scheme under which the contribution is collected. Rural Assistance Authority means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority constituted under the Rural Assistance Act 1989. Secretary means the Secretary of the Department. transaction based contribution means a monetary contribution made (or to be made) to an industry fund under a transaction based contribution scheme for the fund. transaction based contribution scheme means a scheme established under section 12B. transaction based contributor means a designated livestock producer who has made a transaction based contribution to an industry fund.