Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

QUARANTINE ACT 1908 - SECT 52A

             (1)  A person authorised by a Director of Quarantine may examine any animal or plant that is subject to quarantine and is on board an installation.

             (2)  A quarantine officer must:

                     (a)  if he or she is of the opinion that there is an unacceptably high level of quarantine risk in respect of the animal or plant--order the animal or plant into quarantine; or

                     (b)  otherwise--release the animal or plant from quarantine.

             (5)  In this section, animal has the same meaning as in section 52.