2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Dr Deb Foskey)
Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2007

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	New section 9A	2
	5	Exception—approved code of conduct 
New section 20 (aa)	2
	6	Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001, section 7	3
	7	Repeal of Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997	3

2007
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Dr Deb Foskey)
Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2007

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1992, and for other purposes

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2007.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on 1 January 2008.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Animal Welfare Act 1992.
Note 1	This Act also amends the Eggs (Labelling and Sales) Act 2001.
Note 2	This Act also repeals the Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997.
4	New section 9A
insert
9A	Battery hens
A person commits an offence if—
	(a)	the person keeps hens for egg production, poultry carcass production or both; and
	(b)	the hens are kept in a battery cage system.
Maximum penalty:  100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.
5	Exception—approved code of conduct 
New section 20 (aa)
before section 20 (a), insert
	(aa)	section 9A (Battery hens);
6	Eggs (Labelling and Sale) Act 2001, section 7
omit
7	Repeal of Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997
The Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997 A1997-45 is repealed.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2007.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2007.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2007