Bill
Export Legislation Amendment (Live-stock) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2019-04-11. Agriculture and Water Resources portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Agriculture and Water Resources
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-05-24
- second reading — 2018-05-24
- second reading — 2018-05-30
- other — 2019-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-05-24.
The bill would increase penalties for people and companies that break live-stock export rules.
It would amend the Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997 and the Export Control Act 1982 to strengthen criminal and civil sanctions.
The explanatory memorandum says the changes aim to deter non-compliant behaviour and meet community expectations.
- The bill would raise the maximum penalties available for live-stock export offences.
- It would create stronger deterrents for conduct that risks trade or harms animals.
- The amendments would allow courts to impose significant penalties for serious breaches.
Exporters, individuals and companies involved in live-stock exports, and the Australian Government regulator.
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