116Search and entry and other powers

116 Search and entry and other powers

(1) For the purpose of exercising the powers of an inspector under this Act relating to exotic diseases, an inspector, with or without assistants, may do any of the following—

(a) enter and search any premises or place other than a dwelling;

(b) with the consent of the occupier or in pursuance of a warrant, enter and search any dwelling;

(c) stop, board, enter, search or detain any vehicle;

S. 116(1)(ca) inserted by No. 1/2024 s. 19(1).

(ca) direct a person in control of a vehicle to move the vehicle to another place including by a specified route;

(d) break open and search any box, container, package or receptacle (including any place that could be used as a receptacle);

(e) muster, inspect, count, examine, mark for identification, test, vaccinate, treat, disinfect or take samples from any livestock, livestock product, fodder or fitting or any item or receptacle;

(f) stop the movement or order the movement or mustering of any livestock or livestock product, for the purpose of any inspection, examination, test, vaccination, treatment, disinfection or the taking of samples;

(g) remove or cause to be removed to another place any livestock, livestock product, fodder, fitting or vehicle or any item or receptacle;

(h) inspect, examine, test, disinfect, fumigate or take samples from any premises, place, area, fodder, fitting or vehicle;

S. 116(1)(i) amended by No. 1/2024 s. 19(2).

(i) search for, track, mark for identification, test, treat, vaccinate or destroy any wildlife, undomesticated livestock, insects or vermin;

S. 116(1)(j) inserted by No. 1/2024 s. 19(3).

(j) if the inspector believes it to be reasonably necessary, direct a person to take a specified action for the purposes of preventing, eradicating, controlling or monitoring an outbreak of an exotic disease.

(2) An inspector may, if in the opinion of that inspector it is necessary to do so, use reasonable force to restrain a person who is apparently acting contrary to a requirement of this Act relating to exotic diseases from so acting.