Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) For the purposes of section 7(3) of the Act, the following is the prescribed time—
(a) for a disease listed in Part A of Schedule 2, without delay;
(b) for a disease listed in Part B of Schedule 2, within 12 hours;
(c) for a disease listed in Part C of Schedule 2, within 7 days;
(d) for any disease not listed in Schedule 2 (other than an exotic disease), within 12 hours.
(2) For the purposes of section 7(3) of the Act, the following is the prescribed manner—
Reg. 6(2)(a) amended by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 6(1).
(a) in the case of a notice provided in accordance with subregulation (1)(a), that the notice is provided by the fastest means of communication available at the time;
(b) for any notice provided in accordance with subregulation (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) that it contains information in respect of—
Reg. 6(2)(b)(i) substituted by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 6(2).
(i) the species of livestock, or the type of livestock product and the species from which it was derived; and
(ii) the property identification code identifying the property at which the livestock is kept (if known); and
Reg. 6(2)(b)(iii) amended by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 6(3).
(iii) the disease known or suspected to be present; and
(iv) the number and type of livestock on the property; and
(v) the species and number of live animals that are affected and the species and number of live animals that are not affected; and
(vi) the number of dead animals; and
(vii) a description of the signs of the disease; and
(viii) whether or not a veterinary practitioner has been consulted for the purposes of determining if the livestock, livestock product or hive is infected with any disease; and
(ix) any veterinary practitioner who has been consulted in accordance with paragraph (viii), and the name and contact details of the veterinary practitioner; and
(x) the address or description of the location at which the livestock, livestock product or hives were observed; and
(xi) the date of onset of signs of the disease; and
Reg. 6(2)(b)(xii) amended by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 6(3).
(xii) the age of any livestock known or suspected to be affected by the disease; and
(xiii) whether or not any specimens have been submitted to a laboratory for the purpose of determining if the livestock, livestock product or hive is infected with any disease; and
(xiv) the name and address of the laboratory to which any specimen has been sent; and
(xv) the name and address of the owner of the affected livestock, livestock product or hive (if known); and
(xvi) the name, address and telephone number of the person providing the notice; and
(xvii) the date of the notice.
Reg. 6(3) inserted by S.R. No. 118/2018 reg. 6(4), substituted by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 6.
(3) A person who has notified an inspector about a known or suspected disease under section 7(1) of the Act must retain any documents evidencing the disease notification for a period of 7 years from when the person gave the required notification.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Reg. 6(4) inserted by S.R. No. 5/2024 reg. 6.
(4) A person who is required to notify an inspector about a known or suspected disease under section 7(1) of the Act must retain any documents giving rise to the knowledge or suspicion of the disease for a period of 7 years after the person was required to give the notification.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.