Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the chief executive is satisfied there is, or is likely to be, in an area—
(a) an outbreak of a disease capable of transmission to humans by designated pests; or
(b) a plague or infestation of designated pests.
(2) The chief executive may authorise, in writing, a prevention and control program for the area (the chief executive's authorisation).
(3) However, subsection (4) applies if a prevention and control program relates to the outbreak of—
(a) an exotic disease under the Exotic Diseases in Animals Act 1981; or
(b) a notifiable disease under the Stock Act 1915.
(4) Before authorising the prevention and control program, the chief executive must consult the chief executive of the department in which the relevant one of those Acts is administered.
(5) Also, before authorising a prevention and control program the chief executive must consult with the local government for the area to which the program relates.