Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 - SECT 31

Further powers under Orders declaring restricted or control areas

31. Further powers under Orders declaring restricted or control areas



(1) Without limiting the powers of the Minister under sections 26(1)(b) and
29(1)(b), an order declaring a restricted area or a control area may-

   (a)  restrict the purposes for which livestock, livestock products or
        fodder of a class or description specified in the order may be used;

   (b)  require livestock, livestock products or fodder to be destroyed or
        disposed of in a manner specified in the order;

   (c)  require livestock, livestock products or fodder of a class or
        description specified in the order to be subject to treatment
        specified in the order or any other action specified in the order for
        the purpose of freeing them from disease;

   (d)  require livestock, livestock products, land, buildings, vehicles,
        fodder or fittings of a class or description specified in the order to
        be cleansed, disinfected or otherwise treated in the manner specified
        in the order;

   (e)  control the keeping, transport or management of livestock, livestock
        products, fittings and fodder of a class or description specified in
        the order;

   (f)  require livestock, livestock products, fodder, fittings and buildings
        to be identified in a manner specified in the order.

(2) An order may authorise an inspector to issue any directions to any person
to do any of the things specified in subsection (1).

Division 3-Importation orders