2013‑2014

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2014

No.      , 2014

(Senator Rhiannon)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Export Control Act 1982 to prohibit the export of live animals for slaughter, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Export Control Act 1982                          3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Export Control Act 1982 to prohibit the export of live animals for slaughter, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Act 2014.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Export Control Act 1982

1  After section 7

Insert:

7AA  Prohibition of the export of live‑stock for slaughter

             (1)  In this section:

live‑stock has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Australian Meat and Live‑stock Industry Act 1997.

live‑stock for slaughter means live‑stock that is intended to be exported and slaughtered overseas.

             (2)  The regulations are taken to have declared that live‑stock for slaughter are prescribed goods.

             (3)  The regulations are taken to have prohibited absolutely the export of live‑stock for slaughter.