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Plant Biosecurity Act 2010
77Power to stop and inspect vehicles
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77 Power to stop and inspect vehicles
(1) An inspector may at any reasonable time stop any vehicle the inspector reasonably believes or suspects is being used to transport plants or plant products and enter the vehicle and examine any plants or plant products found in the vehicle.
(2) If an inspector stops a vehicle under subsection (1) but considers that it is not safe or practical to inspect or enter the vehicle, the inspector may require the driver or person in charge of the vehicle to present the vehicle at some other reasonable time and place for inspection by an inspector.