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Appendix 1
Table A1 Summary of relevant legislation, programs and codes of practice
Jurisdiction or agency
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Relevant legislation, code or program
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Australian Capital Territory
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Stock Act 1993
Animal Diseases Act 1993
Nature Conservation Act 1980
Fishing Act 1967
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New South Wales
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Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1991
Stock Diseases Act 1923
Fisheries Management Act 1994
Fisheries Management Act (Aquaculture) Regulations 1995
New South Wales Shellfish Quality Assurance Program
(in www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/_Documents/industry_pdf/NSW_Shellfish_Industry_Manual.pdf)
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Northern Territory
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Livestock Act
Livestock Regulations
Fisheries Act
Fisheries Regulations
Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act
Agriculture and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Regulations
Pearl Oyster Culture Industry Management Plan 1998
NT Fisheries Emergency Response Investigation Protocol for Aquatic Animal Pests and Diseases
Transboundary movements of living aquatic animals: a zoning strategy for disease control in the Northern Territory
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Queensland
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Fisheries Act 1994
Fisheries Regulations 1998
Industry environmental code of best practice for freshwater finfish aquaculture (www.aaq.com.au/images/pdf/Fresh%20Water%20Finfish_Code_of_practice.pdf)
Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Act 1988
Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 1999
Environmental Protection Act 1994
Sustainable Planning Act 2009
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South Australia
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Livestock Act 1997
Fisheries Management Act 2007
Aquaculture Act 2001
Aquaculture Regulations 2005 (specifically Regs 10–12: off-label chemical use, disease management)
Exotic Fish, Fish Farming and Fish Disease Regulations 1984
Code of Practice for the Environmental Management of the South Australian Oyster Farming Industry 1997 (www.epa.sa.gov.au/xstd_files/Water/Code%20of%20practice/cop_saoyster.pdf)
South Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program
(www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/33876/NEW_pamphletfinal_110720.pdf)
Food safety information (www.pir.sa.gov.au/biosecurity/food_safety/seafood)
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Tasmania
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Animal Health Act 1995
Inland Fisheries Act 1995
Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
Marine Farm Planning Act 1995
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1995
Tasmanian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/peh/tsqap)
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Victoria
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Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
Fisheries Regulations 1998
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Victoria) Act 1994
Victorian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program (www.depi.vic.gov.au/fishing-and-hunting/aquaculture/publications/shellfish-quality-asurance)
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Western Australia
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Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007
Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013
Fish Resources Management Act 1994
Fish Resources Management Regulations 1995
Pearling Act 1990
Abalone aquaculture in Western Australia: policy (www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/Aquaculture/abalone-aquaculture-in-western-australia.pdf)
Western Australia aquaculture management (www.fish.wa.gov.au/Fishing-and-Aquaculture/Aquaculture/Aquaculture-Management/Pages/default.aspx)
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National
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Fisheries Management Act 1991
Quarantine Act 1908
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994
Offshore petroleum and minerals exploration Acts
Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements 2011 (www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/avm/vessels/quarantine-concerns/ballast/australian-ballast-water-management-requirements)
A National Code of Practice for Recreational and Sport Fishing (recfishaustralia.org.au/national-code-of-practice-2010)
Australian Aquaculture Code of Conduct (www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/446765/Appendix-7-Australian-Aquaculture-Code-of-conduct.pdf)
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/Pages/default.aspx)
National policy for the translocation of live aquatic organisms: issues, principles and guidelines for implementation (data.daff.gov.au/brs/brsShop/data/12105_translocation.pdf)
National investigation and reporting protocol for fish kills (www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/animal-plant/aquatic/field-guide/4th-edition/amphibians/fish-kill-protocol.pdf)
National surveillance guidelines (www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/animal-plant/aquatic/field-guide/4th-edition/amphibians/surveillance.pdf)
AQUAPLAN: zoning policy guidelines (www.agriculture.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/animal-plant/aquatic/field-guide/4th-edition/amphibians/zoning-final-aug.pdf)
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International
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Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (www.cites.org)
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973/78 (MARPOL 73/78) (www.imo.org/about/conventions/listofconventions/pages/international-convention-for-the-prevention-of-pollution-from-ships-(marpol).aspx)
United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish Socks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, London Convention (www.un.org/Depts/los/fish_stocks_conference/fish_stocks_conference.htm)
World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS agreement) (www.wto.org/English/tratop_e/sps_e/spsagr_e.htm)
OIE—World Organisation for Animal Health (www.oie.int/international-standard-setting/overview)
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Note: All websites were accessed in 2015.