58BEmergency declaration of prohibited pest animal

58B Emergency declaration of prohibited pest animal

(1) The Minister may, by a notice published in the Government Gazette, declare an animal to be a prohibited pest animal.

(2) The declaration must apply to the whole State.

(3) The declaration must—

(a) state that it is an emergency pest animal declaration; and

(b) state the nature of the emergency; and

(c) if the animal is already declared to be a pest animal of a different category, state its former category.

(4) A copy of the notice must be published—

(5) The Minister must not make a declaration under this section in relation to an animal unless the Minister is satisfied that urgent action is needed to protect the State from an adverse economic, environmental or social impact caused or likely to be caused by the animal.

(6) If under the declaration the category of a pest animal has changed, the declaration of the former category of the pest animal ceases to have effect while the declaration made under this section is in force.

(7) The Minister must revoke the declaration by a notice published in the Government Gazette as soon as possible after being satisfied that the emergency no longer exists.

(8) Unless earlier revoked, the declaration ceases to have effect 3 months after the notice under subsection (1) is published in the Government Gazette.

(9) A copy of a notice under subsection (7) must be published—

S. 58C inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 32.