Sustainability-related Regulations Database

12 Results for "C27"

Animal Welfare Act 1992
P12 C26 C27 C28
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to promote animal welfare, recognizing animals as sentient beings with intrinsic value. It ensures their proper and humane care, management, and treatment, while deterring and preventing cruelty, abuse, and neglect through strong enforcement. Key provisions prohibit various animal welfare offenses, regulate medical and surgical procedures, and implement mandatory codes of practice, including for rural industry and scientific purposes. It mandates licensing for pet businesses, animal research, and certain animal activities like circuses, alongside strict controls on animal trapping. The framework outlines detailed compliance requirements for general animal care, specific accommodation standards for farm animals, and prohibits non-therapeutic cosmetic procedures. It grants enforcement powers to inspectors, ensuring accountability across all sectors handling animals.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200
P12 P16 P17 C26 C27 C28 C38 C41 C42
This legislation aims to prevent cruelty to animals and promote their welfare by setting clear standards for animal care and treatment. It prohibits cruel acts, mandates proper provision of food, water, shelter, and exercise, and regulates the humane handling and confinement of animals. The law bans various harmful procedures, establishes rules for advertising animals for sale, and limits the number of breeding dogs on premises. It grants authorities powers to inspect, enforce compliance, and intervene in cases of animal distress, including the seizure and disposal of neglected stock. Furthermore, it imposes restrictions on individuals convicted of animal cruelty, preventing their involvement in animal breeding businesses.
Animal Protection Act 2018
P12 P13 C26 C27 C28 C30
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for animal welfare, aiming to ensure the humane care and protection of all animals while preventing cruelty. It mandates minimum care standards for animals, prohibits specific cruel acts like beating, torturing, certain mutilations, and organized animal fights. The framework also regulates the use of poisons and certain devices like metal-jawed traps. A significant component involves rigorously overseeing the use of animals for scientific purposes, requiring persons and animal ethics committees to be registered and accredited, and projects to gain approval. The legislation promotes community awareness regarding animal care responsibilities and includes provisions for monitoring compliance, enforcement through authorised officers, and an advisory committee to guide animal welfare practices.
Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
P10 P12 P13 P14 C22 C26 C27 C28 C30 C32 C33 C34
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to promote the responsible care and use of animals and prevent cruelty. It imposes a duty of care on those in charge of animals, requiring appropriate provision for their needs and humane handling. The act prohibits a wide range of cruel conduct, including causing unjustifiable pain, engaging in prohibited animal fighting events, and performing certain regulated procedures without veterinary oversight or accreditation. It sets out rules for the ethical use of animals for scientific purposes, including registration and adherence to a national code. Furthermore, it mandates specific compliance measures for livestock slaughter facilities, such as CCTV installation and horse arrival notifications. The legislation enables the creation of compulsory animal welfare codes of practice and provides powers for officers to monitor and enforce compliance, ensuring animal protection and welfare standards are maintained across various contexts.
Animal Welfare Act 2002
P12 P16 C26 C27 C28 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to protect the welfare, safety, and health of animals, ensuring their humane care and management in accordance with community expectations. It rigorously regulates the use of animals for scientific purposes, requiring specific licenses and ethical committee approvals. The legislation prohibits cruelty and inhumane treatment, outlining clear offences and enforcing humane standards for animal accommodation, transportation, husbandry, and slaughter. It grants powers to inspectors for enforcement, enabling them to issue directions and ensure compliance, and provides for court orders to reinforce adherence, including restrictions on animal ownership. Compliance measures extend to agricultural practices, mandating adherence to stringent welfare standards, responsible stock management, and cooperation with enforcement.
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
P9 P12 P13 P14 P16 C19 C26 C27 C31 C34 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent animal cruelty and promote their considerate treatment. It prohibits direct acts of cruelty, including animal fighting and baiting, and regulates specific procedures like ear cropping and tail docking. The purpose is to ensure animals receive proper food, shelter, and veterinary attention, and it addresses issues such as the breeding of animals with heritable defects, the use of traps, and the safe transport of animals. The law sets rigorous licensing requirements and operational standards for activities including rodeos and scientific procedures involving animals, mandating adherence to Codes of Practice and ethical oversight. It empowers inspectors with enforcement capabilities, allowing for investigations, seizures, and court orders to disqualify individuals from animal ownership, ultimately aiming to improve community awareness and compliance with animal welfare standards.
Animal Welfare Act 1985
P12 P16 C26 C27 C28 C38
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for animal welfare, aiming to prevent cruelty and ensure proper care. It explicitly prohibits various forms of animal ill-treatment, including neglect, abandonment, and causing unnecessary harm. Specific activities such as organised animal fights, live baiting, and jumps racing are outlawed. The legislation regulates the use of animals for teaching and research through a licensing system and the establishment of Animal Ethics Committees. It also creates an Animal Welfare Advisory Committee to advise on policy and develop codes of practice. Enforcement powers are granted to inspectors, enabling them to ensure compliance with welfare standards, issue notices, and seize animals. For agricultural organizations, the legislation outlines duties to provide adequate care, mitigate harm, adhere to prescribed codes of practice, and obtain permits for certain activities like rodeos, with penalties for non-compliance.
Export Control Act 2020 Cth
P8 P10 P12 P14 P16 P17 C16 C22 C26 C27 C32 C38 C40 C41
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to control the export of Australian goods, including agricultural products and food. Its core purpose is to ensure compliance with international and domestic standards, maintain access to overseas markets, and safeguard human, animal, and plant health. The framework mandates requirements for export operations, including property accreditation, establishment registration, approved arrangements, and export licences. It ensures exported goods are traceable, possess integrity, and have accurate trade descriptions, supported by government certificates. The legislation empowers authorised officers for compliance audits and assessments, provides robust enforcement mechanisms, and includes specific provisions for animal welfare, such as phasing out live sheep exports by sea by 2028.
Biosecurity Act 2015 No 24
P14 P15 P8 P12 P5 P4 P6 C10 C12 C16 C26 C27 C28 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C7 C9
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to prevent, eliminate, and manage biosecurity risks across the state. Its primary purpose is to protect primary production industries, terrestrial and aquatic environments, public health and safety, and community infrastructure from pests, diseases, and contaminants. It promotes biosecurity as a shared responsibility, setting out a general biosecurity duty for all individuals. The framework enables timely and effective risk management through emergency orders, control zones, and ongoing regulatory measures. Key provisions include mandatory notification of biosecurity events, requirements for biosecurity registration and audits, and powers for enforcement. It also facilitates market access by aligning with intergovernmental agreements and provides for compensation in certain situations.
Climate Change Net Zero Future Act 2023 No 48
P1 P3 P4 P5 P6 P10 P11 P12 P13 P15 C1 C10 C11 C2 C22 C23 C25 C26 C27 C28 C29 C30 C35 C36 C37 C6 C7 C9
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for New South Wales to address climate change, fulfilling international commitments to limit global temperature increases and enhance climate resilience for a sustainable future. It sets ambitious targets to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels: by at least 50% by 2030, 70% by 2035, and achieving net zero by 2050. An independent Net Zero Commission is established to monitor progress towards these emission reduction and adaptation objectives, provide expert advice and recommendations to the government, and educate businesses and individuals on climate action. While the legislation mandates government action and oversight, it does not impose direct compliance requirements on private agricultural organizations, instead focusing on informing and advising sectors like agriculture on climate change initiatives.
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
P8 P12 P14 P15 P16 P17 C16 C18 C26 C27 C28 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C39 C41 C42
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework for managing livestock diseases. It aims to protect public health, safeguard domestic and export markets for livestock products, and prevent or eradicate exotic animal diseases. The Act mandates prompt notification of suspected or known diseases, implements robust livestock identification and movement controls, and empowers authorities to enforce quarantines and other disease control measures. It includes specific provisions for various livestock activities like beekeeping and artificial breeding, and establishes compensation schemes for losses caused by certain diseases. The legislation also outlines duties for livestock sales, requires extensive record-keeping, and grants inspectors broad powers for enforcement and compliance across the agricultural sector.
Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993
P8 P12 P13 P14 P15 P16 P17 C16 C26 C27 C28 C29 C32 C33 C34 C35 C36 C37 C38 C41
This legislation provides a comprehensive framework for managing exotic animal diseases. It mandates the prompt reporting and isolation of suspected outbreaks, empowering authorities with broad powers to investigate, quarantine, and disinfect affected animals, premises, and vehicles. The framework enables the declaration of infected, restricted, or controlled areas and implements strict movement restrictions to prevent disease spread. It prohibits the unauthorized possession or use of exotic disease agents and allows for import controls to protect biosecurity. Key provisions include the ability to order the destruction of infected animals or property when necessary, with compensation potentially available. The overall purpose is to safeguard public health, ensure the rapid detection, containment, and eradication of exotic diseases, and protect animal industries.