Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
32Border security
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32 Border security
(1) If the Minister reasonably suspects that any land, premises, place or area outside Victoria is infected with an exotic disease, the Minister may, by order, prohibit absolutely or impose conditions upon the entry or importation into Victoria of—
(a) livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings identified by the order; and
(b) vehicles of a type usually used for the transportation of livestock, livestock products, fodder or fittings of a kind to which the order refers or of a type, or from a locality, identified by the order.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), an order—
(a) may prohibit or restrict the entry or importation into Victoria of any description of livestock, livestock product, fodder, fittings or vehicles except at places specified in the order; and
(b) may specify tests or treatment to be applied to any description of livestock, livestock products, fodder, fittings and vehicles.
S. 33 amended by No. 35/2009 s. 87 (ILA s. 39B(1)).