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Quarantine Act 1908
53Examination of plants on importation
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#### 53 Examination of plants on importation
(1) A quarantine officer or an authorised person may examine any imported plant that has not been released from quarantine.
(2) A quarantine officer must:
(a) if he or she is of the opinion that there is an unacceptably high level of quarantine risk in respect of the plant—order the plant into quarantine; or
(b) otherwise—release the plant from quarantine.