54Requiring assistance

54 Requiring assistance

(1)  An authorised officer may require the owner or occupier of premises, or any person in or on premises (other than a public place), to provide any reasonable assistance and facilities that the authorised officer specifies for the purposes of performing the authorised officer’s functions under this Division in relation to those premises.

(2)  The requirement may be made in the form of a direction that is given orally to the person or by written notice served on the person.

(3)  Without limiting subsection (1) , an authorised officer may require a person under that subsection –

(a) to provide such reasonable assistance and facilities as are specified in the notice within a specified time and in a specified manner; or

(b) to confine, move or muster any animal under the care, custody or control of the person; or

(c) to provide any facilities, including yards and crushes, that the authorised officer requires to inspect, examine, provide treatment or take samples from any biosecurity matter, carrier, potential carrier or other thing; or

(d) provided it is reasonably safe and practicable in the circumstances to do so, to restrain an animal.