Australian Capital Territory
Animal Diseases (Endemic Diseases) Declaration 2005 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2005—236
made under the
Animal Diseases Act 2005, s 16(1) – (Declaration of endemic disease) 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Animal Diseases Act 2005 is an Act to provide for the control of endemic and exotic diseases of animals and for other purposes.
Section 16(1) of the Act provides the Minister with the power to declare a disease to be an endemic disease.
The purpose of this declaration is to declare Mammalian Diseases, Avian Diseases, Bee Diseases, Finfish Diseases, Crustacean Diseases and Mollusc Diseases for animal matters that are covered by the Animal Diseases Act 2005. 
This instrument is the first declaration of endemic diseases under the Animal Diseases  Act 2005.  

The declaration under section 16(1) of the Act is a disallowable instrument.