Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

AGRICULTURE AND RELATED RESOURCES PROTECTION (SMALL HIVE BEETLE) REGULATIONS 2009 - REG 10

10 .         Direction to destroy, dispose or treat infested things

        (1)         In this regulation —

        destroy includes, but is not limited to, the meaning given to that term by the Beekeepers Act 1963 section 4.

        (2)         An authorised person may give a direction if the authorised person is of the opinion that any bees, hives, hive products or appliances (an infested thing ) is, might be, or is likely to become, infested with SHB.

        (3)         An authorised person may direct the owner or occupier of the land where the infested thing is, or the beekeeper, to destroy, dispose of or otherwise treat all or any of the following —

            (a)         the infested thing;

            (b)         any other thing that has been in contact with the infested thing.

        (4)         A direction is to —

            (a)         be given in writing to the owner, occupier or beekeeper to whom it is directed; and

            (b)         specify the method to be used for the destruction or disposal, or the type of treatment that is to be carried out.

        (5)         A person given a direction under this regulation must comply with it within the time specified in it, or if no time is specified, within a reasonable time of the direction being given.

        Penalty: a fine of $2 000.