STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 137.

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REGULATION UNDER THE QUARANTINE ACT 1908-1924.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Quarantine Act 1908-1924, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifteenth day of December, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

Minister for Health.

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Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 1927.

The Quarantine Regulations 1927 (Statutory Rules 1927, No. 8) as amended by Statutory Rules No. 126 of 1929 are amended by omitting regulation 84 and substituting therefor the following:—

84. Every imported animal shall, unless otherwise dealt with in accordance with these Regulations or with the directions of the Chief Quarantine Officer, be isolated in quarantine at a quarantine station. The period of isolation shall date from the time of removal from the vessel by which the animal arrived in Australia and shall be not less than—

In the case of—	Days.
Horses, asses and mules from Great Britain, Ireland, or Fiji................	14
Horses, asses and mules from Canada, United States of America or France......	28
Asses from Spain or Portugal....................................	28
Cattle from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America......	60
Swine from Great Britain, Ireland, or Canada..........................	14
Sheep and goats from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America	30
Dogs from Great Britain or Ireland................................	60
Rabbits from Great Britain, Ireland, or New Zealand.....................	14

Provided that when it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Chief Quarantine Officer that the vessel upon which the animals are carried did not carry any animals between intermediate ports on the current voyage, the following periods shall apply—

	Days.
Horses, asses and mules from Great Britain, Ireland or Fiji shall not be isolated in quarantine unless they are suspected to be suffering from any disease.
Horses, asses and mules from Canada, United States of America or France......	7
Asses from Spain or Portugal....................................	7
Cattle from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America.....	30
Together with a further period under quarantine surveillance of not less than..	30
Swine from Great Britain, Ireland, or Canada.........................	7
Sheep and goats from Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, or the United States of America	21
Dogs from Great Britain or Ireland..................................	60
Rabbits from Great Britain, Ireland, or New Zealand......................	14

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.