Part 10Offences, penalties, and proceedings
Compliance orders
151Interim compliance orders
If a District Court Judge considers it necessary to do so, the Judge may make an interim compliance order without requiring service of notice in accordance with section 148 and without holding a hearing.
Before making an interim compliance order, the Judge must consider—
- whether failure to make the order is likely—
- to endanger the health of humans or animals through the sale of the animal material or product concerned; or
- to prejudice the integrity or reputation of New Zealand exports of animal material or products, or the integrity of official assurances under this Act; and
- to endanger the health of humans or animals through the sale of the animal material or product concerned; or
- whether the court should hear the applicant or any person against whom the order is sought; and
- such other matters as the Judge thinks fit.
The Judge must direct the applicant or another person to serve a copy of the interim compliance order on the person against whom the order is made.
The interim compliance order—
- takes effect from when it is served, or on and from such later date as the order directs; and
- remains in force until the application under section 147 for a compliance order in respect of the same matter is determined, or until cancelled under subsection (5) of this section or under section 152.
A person against whom an interim compliance order has been made without the person having been heard may apply to a District Court Judge to change or cancel the order, and, after hearing from that person and the applicant for the order, the Judge may confirm, change, or cancel the interim compliance order.