Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 1995 - SECT 50

      (1) The Minister may direct the Chief Veterinary Officer to implement a program for the purpose of controlling a disease if the Minister –

(a) has consulted with any organisations or bodies representing persons who are likely to be affected by the implementation of the program; and

(b) is satisfied that it is in the interests of the State as a whole to implement the program.

      (2) The Minister may give a direction under subsection (1) without having first consulted with the organisations and bodies referred to in that subsection if the Minister is satisfied that the interests of the State as a whole require the immediate implementation of the program.

      (3) A direction to implement a program is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) specify the disease to be controlled by the program; and

(c) specify whether compensation for losses incurred as a direct result of the program will be payable; and

(d) if compensation will be payable, specify the compensation allowed or how the compensation is to be determined.

      (4) Without limiting the measures that may be required by a program, a program may require any one or more of the following:

(a) the identification, examination and testing of animals, animal materials, soil, water, buildings, conveyances and other things;

(b) the vaccination of animals;

(c) the treatment of animals, animal materials, soil, water, buildings, conveyances and other things;

(d) the destruction or other disposal of infected animals, animal materials, soil, water, buildings, conveyances and other things if necessary to control the disease;

(e) the taking of measures to –

(i) reduce the number of animals in or eradicate a class of feral animal; or

(ii) restrict a class of feral animal to a particular area;

(f) if the Minister has first consulted with the Minister responsible for the administration of the Nature Conservation Act 2002, the taking of measures to–

(i) reduce the number of animals in or eradicate a class of wild animal; or

(ii) restrict a class of wild animal to a particular area;

(g) the taking of any other measures that the Minister considers appropriate to control a disease.

      (5) Nothing in this section is to be taken as entitling a Government disease control program to require the taking of measures that may result in the eradication of an entire species of wild animal.