Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The master of a
ship that is to carry livestock is authorised to procure and be in possession
of any poison included in Schedule 4 that is necessary for
compliance —
(a) by
the exporter with the Australian Livestock Export Standards —
March 2001 (as amended from time to time); or
(b) by
the master with order 18 of the Marine Orders Part 43: Cargo and
Cargo Handling — Livestock (as amended from time to time) made
under the Navigation Act 1912 of the Commonwealth.
(2) The holder of an
appropriate licence or any other authorised person may supply a poison
included in Schedule 4 to the master of a ship on receipt of a written
order certifying that the master is authorised under subregulation (1) to
procure and be in possession of the poison.
(3) The written order
must be signed by the master of the ship himself or herself and by the
exporter of the livestock.
(4) The master of a
ship must store a poison supplied under subregulation (2) in a secure
place on board the ship.
(5) In this
regulation —
exporter means a person who holds a
live‑stock export licence under the Australian Meat and Live‑stock
Industry Act 1997 of the Commonwealth, or a person authorised in writing
by the licensee as the licensee’s agent;
livestock means livestock in relation to which an
exporter has given a notice of intention to export under order 6 of the Export
Control (Animals) Orders as amended , made under the Export Control (Orders)
Regulations 1982 in force under the Export Control Act 1982 of the
Commonwealth;
master of a ship includes, except in
subregulation (3), a person authorised in writing by the master as the
master’s agent.
[Regulation 39C inserted in Gazette
4 Jan 2005 p. 3‑4.]
[Heading deleted in Gazette 12 Aug 2003 p. 3663.]