New South Wales Consolidated Acts

APIARIES ACT 1985 - SECT 22

22 Beekeepers to notify disease

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a beekeeper shall, within the period of 24 hours after first becoming aware or first suspecting that any bees, beehives, apiary products or appliances in the beekeeper’s possession or under the beekeeper’s control are infected with any notifiable disease, give notice of the existence or suspected existence of that disease to the Director-General or an inspector.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a notifiable disease where an order under subsection (4) is for the time being in force to the effect that notification of that disease is not required under subsection (1).

(3) Any beekeeper who fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units.

(4) The Governor may make orders for the purpose of subsection (2).