Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) This Act, in so
far as it confers any function that may be exercised in relation to land,
applies to all land.
(2) This Act, in so
far as it confers any function that may be exercised in relation to an animal,
applies to all animals whatever their status and whether or
not —
(a)
protected or otherwise dealt with under any other Act;
(b)
animals the care, control, management or supervision of which is vested by any
other Act in the Crown or any person; or
(c) the
property of the Crown or any person.
(3) It is not
necessary to obtain the consent of any person or body, or to meet any
requirements other than the requirements of this Act, for —
(a) any
land, place, premises, vehicle or other thing to be declared to be infected,
or to be quarantined, under this Act;
(b) the
validity of any order under this Act —
(i)
in relation to any land, place, premises, vehicle or
other thing; or
(ii)
for the seizure, confinement, destruction or other
control or treatment of, or otherwise affecting, any animal;
or
(c) the
exercise of any power conferred by this Act in relation
to —
(i)
any land, place, premises, vehicle or other thing; or
(ii)
any animal.
(4) If land is owned,
jointly or as tenants in common or otherwise, by 2 or more persons an order,
notice or other document which is under this Act served upon any one of
them as owner of the land shall be deemed to have been served upon them all.
(5) Nothing in this
Act authorises wanton cruelty to any animal.
(6) Nothing in this
Act shall be taken to derogate from the powers of the Governor, and of
the Minister, respectively, under section 10A of the Stock Diseases
(Regulations) Act 1968 , or otherwise to affect the operation of that
section.