Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to the
provisions of these regulations, the owner and occupier of premises are hereby
jointly and severally empowered and required to free the premises and keep
them free of ants by —
(a)
freeing the premises and keeping them free of refuse, garbage, rank vegetation
and litter whether of the same or different kind from the foregoing, in which
ants are present or are likely to be present, or which is conducive or likely
to be conducive to the presence of ants; and
(b)
using such sprays and baits and carrying out such control measures as are for
the time being approved by the Minister.
(2) The Minister may
at any time and from time to time give notice in writing to the owner or
occupier of any premises of intention to enter upon the premises for the
purpose of eradicating and destroying ants thereon.
(3) The notice may
require the owner or occupier, within a time to be specified in the notice,
to —
(a)
remove from ground level any accumulations of refuse, timber or other material
or thing whatsoever which harbours or may provide harbourage for ants; and
(b)
remove from ground level and from fences to a distance of three feet from the
boundary line of the premises any vegetative material or thing whatsoever, but
not including any building, structure or portion thereof which may hinder the
application of insecticides for the eradication of ants.
(4) A notice referred
to in this regulation may, in lieu of or in addition to either or both of the
requirements mentioned in subregulation (3)(a) and (b), require the
owners or occupiers of premises within the area to remove from their premises
or suitably confine stock or other animals which are kept on the premises and
are likely or liable to be adversely affected by the spraying or the spray
material.
(5) A person shall not
fail to comply with the provisions of a notice given to him under this
regulation.