Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief inspector with respect to a control area or any part of the area may, by public notice--
(a) prohibit, regulate or control the exposure of animals of a species or class specified in the notice in markets, fairs, shows, parades, race meetings or saleyards or other public or private places, where animals are commonly exposed for sale, exhibition, parades, race meetings or any other form of recreation or competition and the placing thereof in stalls or other places adjacent to or connected with markets, fairs, shows, parade grounds, racecourses or any other place where animals are commonly placed before exposure for sale, exhibition, racing or any other recreation or competition;
(b) prohibit, regulate or control the movement of animals of a species or class specified in the notice or of any animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation thereof or therefrom;
(c) prohibit, regulate or control the holding of markets, fairs, sales, shows, parades, race meetings or any other gathering or competition involving animals of a species or class specified in the notice;
(d) order the cleansing and disinfection of places used for the holding of markets, fairs, sales, shows, parades, race meetings or other gatherings or competitions involving animals of a species or class specified in the notice;
(e) order the cleansing and disinfection of any article, thing, property, vehicle or vessel used for carrying or confining animals of a species or class specified in the notice;
(f) order that any animal or animal carcass of a species or class specified in the notice or any animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation thereof or therefrom moved into or out of the area or the part specified shall pass through a place or places of entry or exit appointed in the notice on or near the boundary or boundaries of the area or within the area.
(1A) An inspector within a control area may order--
(a) the cleansing and disinfection of any place used for the holding of a market, fair, sale, show, parade, race meeting or other gathering or competition involving animals of a species or class specified in the notification of the control area;
(b) the cleansing and disinfection of any article, thing, property, vehicle or vessel used for carrying or confining animals of species or class specified in the notification of the control area;
(c) that any animal or animal carcass of a species or class specified in the notification of the control area or any animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation thereof or therefrom moved into or out of the area or part thereof shall pass through a place or places of entry or exit appointed in the order on or near the boundary or boundaries of the area or within the area.
(1B) An order under subsection (1A) shall be made in the prescribed manner and contain the prescribed particulars.
(2) A person shall not contravene or fail to comply with the provisions of any public notice made by the chief inspector under subsection (1) or of any order made by an inspector pursuant to subsection (1A).
Maximum penalty--400 penalty units.
(3) Upon a contravention of or failure in any respect to comply with any provision of a public notice made by the chief inspector under subsection (1) or of any order made by an inspector pursuant to subsection (1A), the chief inspector may direct in writing an inspector to cause to be done that which is required by the notice or the order.
(4) All reasonable costs incurred by an inspector acting pursuant to a direction under subsection (3) may, at the Minister's discretion, be a charge against the person who contravened or failed to comply with the provision of the public notice or of the order referred to in subsection (3) and if not duly paid by the person shall constitute a debt due and owing by the person to the Crown and may be recovered from the person as a debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(5) In this section--
public notice means a notice published in a newspaper, or broadcast on radio or television, and likely to be read or received by people in the control area, or the part of the area, to which the notice relates.