Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, an animal is infected with a disease if it is suffering from the disease.
(2) For subsection (1), an animal is taken to be suffering from a disease if there is a reasonable basis for suspecting the animal is infected with the disease.
Example
a veterinary surgeon reports evidence of symptoms of a disease
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(3) For this Act, premises are infected with a disease if there is a reasonable basis for suspecting the premises are infected with the disease.
Example
animals infected with the disease have recently been on the premises
(4) For this Act, a thing (including an animal product) is infected with a disease if there is a reasonable basis for suspecting the thing is infected with the disease.
Examples
1 the thing has recently been in contact with an animal infected with the disease
2 the animal product is a product of an animal infected with the disease