Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
135Suspicion of infection
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135 Suspicion of infection
(1) For the purposes of this Act, any livestock, place or thing may reasonably be suspected of being infected with a disease if there is reason to think that an agent, pathogen or organism capable of causing a disease is present in or on the livestock, place or thing.
(2) It is not necessary, in order to form a reasonable suspicion that livestock is infected with a disease for the livestock to be exhibiting signs of the disease.
(3) Any livestock or thing, may for the purposes of this Act, be reasonably suspected of being infected with a disease if it is or has been in or with a flock, group or herd, or is travelling or has travelled on any land or place, or in a vehicle, in which there was or is any livestock infected with a disease.
(4) This section does not prejudice any other evidence or consideration by which an inspector or other person might reasonably suspect that any livestock, place or thing is infected with a disease.