Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993 (WA)

Western Australia Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993 Western Australia Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Objects of Act 2 4. Terms used, and application to certain diseases 3 5. Crown bound 10 6. Application of this Act to land, animals etc. 10 Part 2 — Prevention, control and eradication of exotic diseases Division 1 — Suspicion of infection 7. Suspicion of infection 12 Division 2 — Obligations of persons 8. Notification 12 9. Quarantine 13 10. Possession or administration of exotic disease agents 13 Division 3 — Duties and powers of officers 11. Duties of an officer 14 12. Identity cards 15 13. General powers of an officer 15 14. Requirements under Act and recovery of costs and expenses 17 15. Payment for requested assistance, and for care of animals that can not be moved 18 16. Search warrants 19 17. Power to obtain information 20 18. Offences relating to officers 23 Division 4 — Local quarantine 19. Local quarantine order 23 20. Notice of local quarantine order 24 21. Duration of local quarantine orders 24 22. Contravention of local quarantine order 24 Division 5 — Disinfection 23. Disinfection orders 24 Division 6 — Prohibition of importation 24. Imports prohibited or restricted 25 25. Duration of import restriction orders 26 26. Contravention of import restriction order 26 Part 3 — Seizure and destruction Division 1 — Seizure 27. Seizure for unauthorised movement, or to prevent risk of infection 27 Division 2 — Destruction 28. Destruction 28 Division 3 — Stock on Crown land 28A. Control of stock on Crown land in proclaimed areas 30 Part 4 — Orders as to infected areas, restricted areas and controlled areas Division 1 — Infected areas and infected vehicles 29. Declaration of infected area 32 30. Declaration of infected vehicle 32 31. Duration of declarations as to infection 32 32. Movement within, and entry or exit, subject to permit only 33 33. Entry to and exit from infected areas 34 Division 2 — Restricted areas 34. Declaration of restricted areas 35 35. Duration of declaration of restricted area 36 36. Variation of boundaries 36 37. Movement within, and entry or exit, subject to permit only 37 38. Entry to and exit from restricted areas 38 39. Restricted area precautions order 39 Division 3 — Controlled areas and control orders 40. Declaration of controlled area 40 Part 5 — Exotic disease control, generally 41. Disease control orders 42 42. Protection of Minister, officers and persons assisting 43 43. Posting of signs warning of disease control measures 43 Part 6 — Administration Division 1 — The Account 44. Account 45 45. Credits to Account 46 46. Payments from Account 46 Division 2 — Compensation 47. Compensation for destruction of animals payable only in relation to certain diseases 47 48. Term used: property 48 49. Compensation 48 50. Amount of compensation 48 51. Claims 49 52. Reduction of amount claimed for destruction of an animal or property 50 53. Settlement 51 Division 3 — Administration 54. Chief Veterinary Officer, and Veterinary Inspectors 51 55. Officers 52 56. Delegation 53 Division 4 — Offences by bodies corporate 57. Penalties for bodies corporate 53 58. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate 53 Division 5 — General 59. Repeal, saving and transitional 54 60. Regulations 54 Notes Compilation table 57 Other notes 58 Defined terms Western Australia Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993 An Act to provide for the detection, containment and eradication of certain diseases affecting livestock and other animals, and for incidental matters.