18. Certificate of freedom from disease

Terms defined in s 2

• animal

  animal

  Defined · s 2

  “animal” means any mammal (other than man) or fish and includes any other living creature that is prescribed as an animal for the purposes of this Act or that falls within a class of animals that is prescribed for those purposes;

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• authorised examiner

  authorised examiner

  Defined · s 2

  “authorised examiner” means any authorised officer and includes any person who has been designated as an authorised examiner by the Director‑General under section 4;

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• bird

  bird

  Defined · s 2

  “bird” includes domestic fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons of any age or sex and the eggs thereof;

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• carcase

  carcase

  Defined · s 2

  “carcase” means the dead body of an animal or bird and includes any part thereof and the meat, bones (whether whole, broken or ground), offal, hide, skin, wool, hair, feathers, hoof, horns or other part of an animal or bird, separately or otherwise, or any portion thereof;

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• disease

  disease

  Defined · s 2

  “disease” means any disease that is infectious or contagious among animals or birds and includes any other disease which the Minister may, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be a disease for the purposes of this Act;

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