Contents (1991 - 73)

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 Definitions
4 Crown bound by this Act
5 Application of this Act to land
6 Application of this Act to animals
6A Meaning of “emergency animal disease”

Part 2 Responsibilities of animal owners and others
7 Duty to notify
8 Separation of infected animals and products
9 Possession or administration of animal disease agents

Part 3 Declared areas etc

Division 1 Infected places and infected vehicles
10 Declaration of infected place
11 Declaration of infected vehicle
11A Extent of declaration
12 Permit for entry or exit
13 Entry and exit points
14 Notice of order declaring area or vehicle infected

Division 2 Restricted areas
15 Declaration of restricted area
16 Permit for entry or exit
17 Variation of boundaries of restricted areas including parts of roadways
18 Entry and exit points
19 Notice of order constituting restricted area
20 Area restriction order

Division 3 Control areas
21 Declaration of control area
22 Control orders
23 Notice of order constituting control area

Division 4 General
24 Permits
25 Restraint of persons
26 Interfering with fence or gate in declared area
27 Other functions and liabilities not affected

Part 4 Other powers of the Minister

Division 1 Border security
28 Entry of animals etc from outside State
29 Duration of importation order
30 Notification of importation order
31 Contravention of importation order

Division 2 Particular premises, animals etc
32 Destruction of animals, premises and other property
33 Notice of destruction order
34 Enforcement of destruction order

Part 5 Powers of inspectors

Division 1 Local quarantines
35 Quarantine of places and vehicles
36 Duration of quarantine order
37 Notice of quarantine order
38 Contravention of quarantine order
38A Undertaking in certain cases

Division 2 Disinfection orders
39 Disinfection of places and vehicles
40 Contravention of disinfection order

Division 3 Power of seizure
41 Seizure for unauthorised movements
42 Seized animals and property

Division 4 Power to obtain information
43 Verbal and documentary information
44 Offences in connection with information

Division 5 Miscellaneous powers
45 Search and entry and other powers
46 Requiring assistance
47 Request for assistance

Division 6 Ancillary matters
48 Search warrant
49 Production of identity card
50 Obstruction etc

Part 6 Emergency Animal Diseases Compensation and Eradication Fund
51 Establishment of the Fund
52 Payments to the Fund
53 Purposes of the Fund

Part 7 Compensation
54 Declaration of compensable diseases
55 Compensation payable to owners of animals and property
56 The “relevant time” for evaluation of compensation
57 Market value to take no account of disease
58 Local markets
59 Settlement
60 Other losses excluded
61 Claims
62 Recovery of compensation
63 Reduction of amount claimed
64 Disputed claims
65 False claims

Part 8 Administration
66 Appointment of Chief Veterinary Officer
67 Delegation
68 Appointment of inspectors
69 Identity cards
69A Fees for services

Part 9 Miscellaneous
70 Reasonable suspicion of infection
70A False or misleading statements
71 Proceedings for offences
71A Penalty notices
72 Offences by corporations
73 Offences by officers of corporations
73A Service of documents
74 Non-compliance with order or undertaking
75 Protection of Minister, inspectors and others
75A Exclusion of personal liability for information required to be provided under this Act
76 Protection of control programs
77 Posting of signs
78 Regulations
79, 80 (Repealed)
81 Savings and transitional provisions
82 Notes in text

Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions

Dictionary

Historical notes