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Quarantine Act 1908
48ACDiseased plant grown from another plant
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#### 48AC Diseased plant grown from another plant
(1) If a quarantinable disease is found in a plant (the relevant plant) that has been grown from another plant, or grown from a part of, or seed from, another plant, under this Act, a Director of Quarantine may cause, or may give a direction to an appropriate person to cause:
(a) the relevant plant or any part of that plant; or
(b) the soil in which the relevant plant was grown; or
(c) the other plant, or any part of, or seed from, the other plant; or
(d) any plant or part of a plant, or any seed, imported together with the other plant or a seed from the other plant;
to be subjected to such treatment as the Director determines.
> Note: See section 48AA, which allows goods that cannot be effectively treated to be destroyed in certain circumstances.
(2) In subsection (1):
> appropriate person means the person in control of the plant, soil or seed to which the direction relates.
(3) A person is guilty of an offence if:
(a) a direction is given to the person under subsection (1); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the direction.
Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.