Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

STOCK DISEASES ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           part 1 - preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects
   4.      Repeal
   5.      Interpretation
   6.      Minister may limit operation of provisions of this Act

   PART II - ADMINISTRATION

   7.      Chief Inspector of Stock
   8.      Acting Chief Inspector
   9.      Chief Inspector administers Act
   10.     Delegation
   11.     Inspectors
   11A.    Identity cards

   PART IIA - Prescribed diseases

   11B.    Declaration of prescribed diseases
   11C.    Public information
   11D.    Offence in connection with non-notification of emergency disease

   PART III - QUARANTINE AND PROTECTED AREAS

           Division 1 - Quarantine Areas

   12.     Declaration of quarantine areas
   13.     Offence to drive or move stock into, out of or within quarantine area
   14.     Offences in connection with quarantine area
   15.     Chief Inspector may direct disinfection, &c., in certain cases before permission granted to leave quarantine area
   16.     [Repealed]

           Division 2 - Protected Areas

   17.     Declaration of protected areas
   18.     Offences in connection with protected areas

           Division 3 - Entry and Exit Places for Quarantine and Protected Areas

   19.     Entry and exit points
   20.     Movement of stock into or out of quarantine area
   21.     Movement generally into or out of quarantine area
   22.     Entry of specified stock into protected area

           Division 4 - Restricted Area

   22A.    Declaration of restricted areas, &c.
   22B.    Chief Inspector may give direction or order in relation to restricted area
   22C.    Direction or order to be complied with
   22D.    Chief Inspector may cause animal or thing to be disinfected, &c.
   22E.    Offence to obstruct person carrying out disinfection or treatment
   22F.    Cost of disinfection, &c., may be recovered
   22G.    Offence to drive or move animal into or out of restricted area

   PART IV - IMPORTATION OF STOCK AND PRODUCTS OF STOCK INTO NORTHERN TERRITORY

   23.     Prohibition or restriction of importation of stock
   24.     Notice to be given and interstate health certificate obtained before stock imported
   25.     Point for entry of imported stock
   26.     Stock to enter Territory at appointed places

   PART V - DISEASE STATUS OF HOLDINGS

   27.     Classification of holdings in respect of prescribed diseases

   PART VA - DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME

           Division 1 - Declaration of disease control programme

   28.     Declaration
   29.     Chief Inspector's powers

           Division 2 - Declaration of standstill zone

   29A.    Declaration
   29B.    Movement permits
   29C.    Offences in connection with standstill zone

           Division 3 - Expenses and compensation

   29D.    Interpretation
   30.     Costs may be recovered
   31.     Money to be paid to owner of slaughtered stock
   32.     Compensation payable
   32A.    When compensation not payable
   33.     Valuation panel to determine applications for compensation
   34.     Determination if valuation panel fails to agree
   34AA.   Review of determination
   34A.    Claim for compensation for destroyed stock
   34AB.   Compensation for destroyed or damaged property

   PART VI - GENERAL OFFENCES

   34B.    Pig swill
   35.     Notice of travelling stock infected with endemic or exotic disease
   36.     Notice of stock infected with endemic or exotic disease
   36A.    Notice by veterinarian of stock infected with endemic or exotic disease
   37.     Offence to sell or offer for sale infected stock etc.
   38.     Owner etc. to comply with notice requiring stock to be dipped
   39.     No obstruction of officers
   40.     Person must comply with requirements of inspector's order

   PART VII - MISCELLANEOUS

   41.     Notice requiring stock to be dipped, &c.
   41A.    Prohibition or restriction of use of specified substances
   42.     Powers of inspectors
   42A.    Entry onto Aboriginal land
   43.     Prosecutions
   43A.    Regulatory offences
   43B.    Continuing offences
   43C.    Infringement offences and notices
   44.     Inspector may carry out requirements of order upon failure by person ordered and recover cost
   45.     Chief Inspector may approve of methods of disinfection
   46.     No review of decision relating to emergency disease
   46A.    Testing for emergency disease
   47.     Disposal of seized stock, &c.
   47A.    Acquisition to be on just terms
   47B.    Protection from liability
   48.     Regulations