Australian Capital Territory
Animal Diseases (Endemic Diseases) Declaration 2011 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI2011—297
made under the
Animal Diseases Act 2005 section 16 (Declaration of endemic 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 16 of the Act permits the Minister to declare, in writing, a disease to be an endemic disease for the Act.

This declaration revokes the Animal Diseases (Endemic Diseases) Declaration 2005 (No 1) (DI 2005-236).

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