Animal Welfare (Sheep) Regulations 2023 (Tas)

Animal Welfare (Sheep) Regulations 2023

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 1993 .

11 July 2023

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

JO PALMER

Minister for Primary Industries and Water

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Sheep) Regulations 2023 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Animal Welfare Act 1993 ; direct supervision – see regulation 4 ; humane destruction – see regulation 5 ; sheep means an animal of the genus Ovis including, but not limited to, the species Ovis aries.

4. Meaning of direct supervision For these regulations, a person (the supervised person) is acting under the direct supervision of another person if that other person – (a) is on the same premises as the supervised person while the supervised activity is being undertaken; and (b) provides instructions and guidance to the supervised person in relation to the supervised activity; and (c) oversees and evaluates the performance of the supervised activity by the supervised person including conducting regular personal progress checks on the performance of the activity; and (d) is able to render assistance immediately to the supervised person, if required, at any time during which the supervised activity is being undertaken.

5. Meaning of humane destruction In these regulations, a sheep is humanely destroyed if – (a) the means of death used is appropriate for the age and weight of the sheep being destroyed; and (b) the sheep is rendered suddenly unconscious; and (c) the death of the animal occurs while the sheep is unconscious.