AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1995 - SECT 42

Division 4 - Protected areas 42. Declaration of protected area

      (1) The Chief Veterinary Officer may declare an area of Tasmania to be a protected area if the Chief Veterinary Officer considers it prudent to do so for the purpose of preventing the introduction into, or the spread in, that area of a disease.

      (2) A declaration –

(a) is to be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable; and

(b) may be published in newspapers and magazines and on radio and television.

      (3) The Chief Veterinary Officer may amend or revoke a declaration.

      (4) A declaration or an amendment or revocation of a declaration takes effect when it is made.

      (5) A declaration remains in force for the period specified in the declaration or, if no period is specified, until the declaration is revoked.


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