Plant Biosecurity Act 2010
18Prohibition on sale of diseased plants etc.
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18 Prohibition on sale of diseased plants etc.
(1) A person must not sell—
(a) any plant or plant product, other than seeds, which the person knows, or may be reasonably expected to know, is affected by any disease or pest; or
(b) any seeds for sowing that are mixed with any seeds that the person knows, or may be reasonably expected to know, are affected by any disease and the affected seeds form a proportion of the total quantity of seeds that exceeds the proportion prescribed.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 60 penalty units;
S. 18(2) inserted by No. 22/2022 s. 153(2).
(2) A person must not sell any plant or plant product, other than seeds, that is affected by any disease or pest.