{"id":"exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011","name":"Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011","slug":"exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176629,"registerId":"wa-exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nExotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993\n\nExotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011\n\nWestern Australia\n\nExotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Person reporting suspicion of exotic disease 1\n\n4. Livestock and farm produce not to leave suspected premises 1\n\n5. Vaccination of domestic animal 2\n\n6. Regulations repealed 2\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 3\n\n  \n\nWestern Australia\n\nExotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993\n\nExotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThese regulations are the *Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation as follows —\n\n(a) regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Person reporting suspicion of exotic disease\n\nIf it is necessary for a person to leave premises where an animal is suspected to be suffering from an exotic disease in order to make a report in accordance with the requirements of section 8 of the Act, the person must disinfect himself or herself by the best available means before leaving the premises.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 4. Livestock and farm produce not to leave suspected premises\n\nIf an occupier of premises suspects or is aware that another person suspects that an exotic disease exists on the premises, the occupier must not, whether or not a local quarantine order has been given to the occupier, allow livestock and farm produce present on premises to be removed from the premises until a written release authorising the removal of the livestock or farm produce from the premises has been granted by an inspector.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 5. Vaccination of domestic animal\n\n(1) The Chief Veterinary Officer may by written notice require the owner or person in charge of a domestic animal to vaccinate the animal with a vaccine specified by the Officer if the Officer considers that the vaccination is necessary to prevent the spread of an exotic disease.\n\n(2) A person who refuses or fails to comply with a requirement under subregulation (1) commits an offence.\n\nPenalty: a fine of $2 000.\n\n##### 6. Regulations repealed\n\nThese regulations are repealed:\n\n(a) the *Exotic Diseases (Emergency Powers) Regulations*;\n\n(b) the *Exotic Diseases (General) Regulations 1970*.\n\nNotes\n\n1 This is a compilation of the *Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011.* The following table contains information about those regulations.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Gazettal** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011* | 14 Oct 2011 p. 4341-2 | r. 1 and 2: 14 Oct 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 15 Oct 2011 (see r. 2(b)) |\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text is inaccessible. The page returned a 'no longer available' error, meaning no comparison between original intent and current provisions is possible."},"complexity_factors":["The actual legislative text is unavailable — the page has been removed or relocated","No substantive content could be analysed","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without access to the regulation's provisions","Only metadata (title, jurisdiction, year) is available"],"plain_english_summary":"## Exotic Diseases of Animals Regulations 2011 (WA)\n\n**The page containing this legislation is no longer available.** The link provided leads to a broken or removed page on the Western Australian legislation website.\n\n**What we can infer from the title:**\nThis would be a Western Australian regulation (a type of law made under a parent Act) dealing with **exotic diseases of animals** — meaning diseases that are not normally found in Australia and could pose a serious threat to livestock, wildlife, or agriculture if introduced (such as foot-and-mouth disease or African swine fever).\n\n**Who it would typically affect:**\n- Farmers and livestock owners\n- Veterinarians\n- People importing animals or animal products\n- Wildlife handlers\n- Biosecurity and agriculture officials\n\n**What to do:** Visit the [Western Australian legislation website](https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au) directly and search for \"Exotic Diseases of Animals\" to find the current version of this regulation."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear consistent with their original purpose. They implement specific operational details for the Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993, covering reporting, movement control, and vaccination — all core biosecurity functions. The repeal of older regulations represents consolidation rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document — only 6 regulations spanning 2 pages","Minimal defined terms — relies on definitions in the parent Act (Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1993)","Simple conditional structure — basic 'if X then Y' logic without nested exceptions","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the parent Act and two repealed regulations","Straightforward penalty structure — flat $2,000 fine for all offences, no tiered or escalating penalties","Limited operational detail — leaves most procedural specifics to the Chief Veterinary Officer's discretion rather than prescribing them in the regulations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out practical rules for handling suspected outbreaks of exotic animal diseases in Western Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Requires disinfection**: If someone needs to leave a property where an animal might have an exotic disease to report it, they must clean themselves thoroughly first. This stops the disease from spreading on their clothes or body.\n- **Locks down suspected properties**: If there's a suspicion of an exotic disease on a property, the owner cannot let any livestock or farm produce leave until an inspector gives written permission — even if no official quarantine order has been issued yet.\n- **Allows forced vaccination**: The Chief Veterinary Officer can order owners to vaccinate their domestic animals with specific vaccines to prevent disease spread. Refusing is an offence.\n- **Updates old laws**: Repeals (cancels) two older sets of regulations from 1970 and an earlier emergency powers version.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers and property owners with livestock\n- People who work with animals and might spot diseases\n- Domestic animal owners (pets, working animals) who might be ordered to vaccinate\n- Government inspectors and the Chief Veterinary Officer\n\n**Why it matters:**\nExotic diseases (diseases not normally found in Australia, like foot-and-mouth disease) could devastate Australia's livestock industry and wildlife. These regulations create early containment measures — stopping movement and requiring cleaning — before an official quarantine is declared. The $2,000 fines for breaches show how seriously WA takes biosecurity."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Regulation 6 repeals the earlier Exotic Diseases (Emergency Powers) Regulations and Exotic Diseases (General) Regulations 1970, replacing them with this streamlined set of obligations (rr 3–5). That repeal indicates a change in the regulatory instruments governing exotic disease response, consolidating duties on reporters, occupiers and owners and centralising release and vaccination powers with inspectors and the Chief Veterinary Officer."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the Act's reporting requirements (see r 3) creates dependency on external provisions for full effect.","Use of an imprecise standard — \"disinfect... by the best available means\" (r 3) — increases interpretive uncertainty for compliance.","Requirement for a written release from an inspector before removing livestock or produce (r 4) creates an administrative gate; the extent of inspector discretion and timing is unspecified.","Power for the Chief Veterinary Officer to specify vaccines and require vaccination (r 5) centralises decision-making and grants substantive administrative discretion.","A single fixed monetary penalty ($2,000) is applied to several different offences (rr 3–5), which may not scale with the economic value of affected animals or produce.","Repeal of earlier regulations (r 6) alters the regulatory architecture and may require stakeholders to adapt to consolidated rules and any unexpressed transitional arrangements."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations impose biosecurity duties when an exotic animal disease is suspected: people leaving such premises must disinfect themselves (r 3); livestock and farm produce cannot be removed without an inspector’s written release (r 4); and the Chief Veterinary Officer can require vaccination of domestic animals (r 5). Each offence carries a $2,000 fine. They also repeal earlier exotic‑disease regulations (r 6). The rules shift compliance costs (disinfection, vaccination) to occupiers, owners and reporters, and vest key release and vaccination decisions with inspectors and the Chief Veterinary Officer."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011","history":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/exotic-diseases-of-animals-regulations-2011/documents"}}