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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE-COST SHARING AGREEMENT WILL

ALSO REQUIRE AMENDMENT TO COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATION AND

THIS IS LIKELY TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE SPRING SESSION OF .

THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. IN THE MEANTIME THE COMMONWEALTH

WILL RETAIN RESPONSIBILITY .FOR FUNDING-THE CONTROL OF AN

OUTBREAK IN THE .A.C.T. ANDTHE A.C.T. CONTRIBUTION TO AN.

OUTBREAK ANYWHERE ELSE IN AUSTRALIA, UNTIL THE. AGREEMENT "

IS IN PLACE. HOWEVER THE A.C.T..HAS CONTRIBUTED.

PERSONNEL AND GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE DURING THE

RECENTODTBREAK OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN VICTORIA.

THE DEVASTATING EFFECT OF AN EXOTIC .ANIMAL DISEASE -

OUTBREAK IS A CONSTANT THREAT. TO. AUSTRALIA AND THE.A.C.T.

AND AN OUTBREAK OF A MAJOR EXOTIC ANIMAL DISEASE COULD

HAVE DEBILITATING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS. A

CONTINGENCY WOULD REQUIRE RAPID APPLICATION OF THE

PROVISIONS OF THE BILL AND THE ASSOCIATED EXOTIC ANIMAL

DISEASES.EMERGENCY PLAN TO MINIMISE COMMUNITY DISRUPTION.

2N REPEALING THE $TOCK.DISEASES ACT 1933 AND -

INCORPORATING ITS PROVISIONS IN .THE ANIMAL DISEASES BILL

TOGETHER WITH NEW PROVISIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF EXOTIC

ANIMAL DISEASES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE-OPPORTUNITY TO REVISE ..

AND UPDATE EXISTING PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE THEIR

EFFECTIVENESS.

THERE WILL .BE AN OBLIGATION ON ANYONE BECOMING AWARE OR SUSPECTINGTHE OCCURRENCE OF AN EXOTIC ANIMAL DISEASE OR ENDEMIC STOCK DISEASE TO REPORT IT TO THE MINISTER .AND TAKE MEASURES.TO ISOLATE INFECTED ANIMALS OR MATERIAL.

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