Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Chief Executive Officer may, by Gazette notice, declare a disease or animal pathogen to be a notifiable disease and classify it as an emergency disease, endemic disease or exotic disease.
(2) A notifiable disease is a disease or animal pathogen that poses a threat to the livestock industry.
(3) An emergency disease is a disease specified as such under an agreement between the State and Territory Governments.
(4) An endemic disease is a notifiable disease endemic to Australia.
(5) An exotic disease is a notifiable disease originating outside Australia.