48ACDiseased plant grown from another plant

#### 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.