Australian Capital Territory
Animal Diseases (Exotic Diseases) Declaration 2011 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2011—296
made under the
Animal Diseases Act 2005 section 12 (Declaration of exotic disease)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Animal Diseases Act 2005 (the Act) is an Act to provide for the control of endemic and exotic diseases of animals, and for other purposes.

Section 12 of the Act permits the Minister to declare, in writing, a disease to be an exotic disease for the Act.

This declaration revokes the Animal Diseases (Exotic Diseases) Declaration 2005 (No 1) (DI 2005-235).

The purpose of this declaration is to update the list of declared exotic diseases in the ACT to ensure consistency with the national list of exotic diseases.