Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

ENZOOTIC DISEASES REGULATIONS 1970 - REG 12

12 .         Isolating infected stock, directions by inspector as to

        (1)         The owner of any stock which is the subject of a declaration given under regulation 11 may be directed by an inspector to draft and isolate from that stock all animals which are infected or which the inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, are infected with a disease of a type which would empower the inspector to make a declaration under regulation 11 and to keep those animals isolated from all other stock by confining them to an area or place to which other stock are unable to enter or stray —

            (a)         specified by the inspector; or

            (b)         where the inspector has not specified the area or place, an area or place chosen by the owner on the land declared to be in quarantine or in the place of quarantine specified in the declaration,

                until they are released from quarantine under regulation 11(3).

        (1a)         Where an owner refuses or fails to comply with a direction given to him by an inspector under subregulation (1), or where the inspector is not satisfied that such a direction has been complied with, or fully complied with, the inspector may arrange for the animals to be mustered and moved to an area or place in compliance with the direction and for that purpose he may employ any assistance and provide any facilities he believes are necessary.

        (2)         An inspector may prohibit the use of any product obtained from diseased stock.

        [Regulation 12 amended in Gazette 16 Oct 1987 p. 3923-4.]