Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If —
(a) the
Director General —
(i)
has reasonable grounds for believing that an organism, a
progenitor of that organism or a potential carrier was imported; and
(ii)
is not satisfied that it was imported in accordance with
this Act;
or
(b) the
Director General —
(i)
has reasonable grounds for believing that an organism, a
progenitor of that organism or potential carrier was brought from one area of
the State into another area of the State; and
(ii)
is not satisfied that it was brought into that area in
accordance with this Act,
the Director General
may, by notice given to the owner, require the owner to treat or destroy the
organism or potential carrier, and any progeny of the organism, in the manner
and within the time specified in the notice.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to the progeny of an organism if the
progeny was imported, or brought into the relevant area, in accordance with
this Act.
(3) The notice
must —
(a) be
in writing; and
(b)
inform the person to whom the notice is given that failure to comply with the
notice could result in a fine, the Director General taking remedial action
under section 87, or both.
(4) A person to whom a
notice is given under this section must not contravene the notice, unless that
person has a lawful excuse for the contravention.
Penalty: a fine of $20 000.