Div 4Public warning statements

Division 4—Public warning statements 72A—Public warning statements for purposes of controlling or eradicating disease or contamination (1) If, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, it is in the public interest to do so, the Chief Inspector may make a public statement or erect signs at a livestock saleyard or other public place identifying and giving warnings or information about any of the following: (a) livestock, livestock products or other property that, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, is affected with, or in danger of becoming affected with, a disease or contaminant; (b) the suspected presence of a disease or contaminant; (c) practices, that, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, pose a risk of the spread of a disease affecting livestock or of the introduction of such a disease or of livestock or other property becoming affected or further affected with a contaminant. (2) A statement under this section may identify particular livestock, products, property, practices and persons. (3) The Crown incurs no liability for a statement made by the Chief Inspector in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of powers under this section. (4) A person incurs no liability for publishing in good faith a statement made by the Chief Inspector under this section or a fair report or summary of such a statement.