Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A quarantine officer is entitled to be accompanied by, and make use of, an animal to help the officer in:
(a) exercising the power to enter and search a quarantine station, a quarantine area, a place approved under section 46A or another place at which animals, plants or other goods may be detained under this Act; or
(b) examining or inspecting any vessel, installation, premises, vehicle, animals, plants or other goods.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply unless:
(a) the quarantine officer is authorised by a Director of Quarantine to handle animals in the performance of his or her functions or duties; and
(b) the animal is under the effective control of the quarantine officer.
(3) If the quarantine officer is exercising a power under a warrant, subsection (1) does not apply unless the use of the animal is authorised by the warrant.