Part 6Administrative provisions
Administrative powers
121APower to apply article or substance to place
An inspector or authorised person may, for the purpose of ascertaining the presence or absence of any pest or unwanted organism, or of assessing measures taken to eradicate or manage any pest or unwanted organism, bring onto and leave for a reasonable time at any place, any article or substance.
An article or substance brought onto or left at any place must have a volume no greater than 1 cubic metre unless the article or substance is specified in regulations made under this Act.
No person may, without reasonable excuse, move or interfere with any article or substance left at a place by an inspector or authorised person pursuant to this section.
Notes
- Section 121A: inserted, on , by section 81 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 89).
- Section 121A(1): amended, on , by section 50 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
- Section 121A(1): amended, on , by section 20 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 38).