Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The owner of any
stock which is the subject of a declaration given under regulation 11 may
be directed by an inspector —
(a) to
muster, keep confined and present for treatment in a manner specified in the
direction, any animals which the inspector believes, on reasonable
grounds —
(i)
are or may be potential carriers or in contact with a
potential carrier; or
(ii)
have been or may have been in contact with a potential
carrier;
(b) to
treat the animals in a manner specified in the direction;
(c) to
allow the animals to be so treated by a person authorised in writing by the
inspector;
(d) not
to treat the animals in any manner, or in a manner specified in the direction,
that may conceal any sign of disease in the animals; and
(e) to
provide such facilities as the inspector reasonably considers necessary in
connection with the treatment of the animals.
(2) An inspector who
gives a direction under subregulation (1) may require the person given
the direction to provide to the inspector —
(a) any
information specified by the inspector as to the treatment of the animals; and
(b)
within 7 days after the animals have been treated, a written and signed
statement as to the matters specified in the direction.
(3) Where an owner of
stock refuses or fails to comply with a direction given to him by an inspector
under subregulation (1), or where the inspector is not satisfied that
such a direction has been complied with, or fully complied with, the inspector
may arrange for the animals to which the direction applies to be mustered and
treated in compliance with the direction, and for that purpose he may employ
any assistance and provide any facilities he believes are necessary.
[Regulation 11A inserted in Gazette
4 Mar 1997 p. 1357‑8.]