Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Whenever the Minister deems it necessary for the purpose of preventing or checking the spread of disease the Minister may, by notification—
(a) prohibit or put restrictions on the introduction of infected or suspected stock or any animal product, animal pathogen, biological preparation or carcass of any infected or suspected stock from any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth, part of any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth, or on the removal of stock or any animal product, animal pathogen, biological preparation or any carcass of stock from one part to another part of Queensland; and
(b) prescribe the route and manner by which infected or suspected stock or any animal product, animal pathogen, biological preparation or carcass of any infected or suspected stock shall be taken to its destination.
(2) A regulation may—
(a) prohibit for any period the travelling of healthy stock by any route by or over which infected or suspected stock have been travelled;
(c) appoint places to be places of entry, ports of introduction or crossing-places for introduced stock.
(3) Where pursuant to a notification or regulation made under this section the introduction into Queensland from another State or Territory of the Commonwealth or part of any other State or Territory of the Commonwealth of any carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation is—
(a) prohibited unless the carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation is accompanied by; or
(b) restricted by requiring the carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation to be accompanied by;
a prescribed document, an inspector may seize any carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation introduced into Queensland in contravention of the notification or order in council by reason of its not being accompanied by the prescribed document and, if the inspector does seize any such carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation, shall destroy that carcass, animal product, animal pathogen or biological preparation or cause it to be destroyed unless within 48 hours after the seizure the prescribed document is produced to the inspector.
(4) A notification under this section is subordinate legislation.