Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) For the purpose of making a recommendation under section 58AE, the chief veterinary officer may—
(a) ask the relevant Council for a report on the premises on which the domestic animal business is conducted; and
(b) ask for a Departmental authorised officer to enter and search the premises under Part 7, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with a relevant provision (within the meaning of section 74AB), and give a report on that entry and search.
Note to s. 58AD(1)(b) inserted by No. 3/2022 s. 19.
Note
There are entry and search powers under Part 7, specifically under sections 74(2) and 74AC, which can be used at any time to monitor the compliance of breeding domestic animal businesses with a relevant provision or other provisions of this Act and the regulations. Either of these entry and search powers could be utilised by a Departmental authorised officer if the officer is asked under section 58AD(1)(b) to carry out an entry and search of a premises for the purposes of monitoring compliance with a relevant provision.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(a), a report of the Council must include a copy of any report from an entry and search of the premises under Part 7 carried out in the 5 years preceding the application for grant or renewal of approval.
(3) For the purpose of subsection (1)(b), a Departmental authorised officer may exercise any power that a Council authorised officer has under Part 7.
S. 58AE inserted by No. 69/2017 s. 32.