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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
South Australia
Plant Health (Pest Affected Plants) Amendment
Bill 2020
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the
Plant
Health Act 2009
.
Contents
Part 2—Amendment of Plant Health
Act 2009
3Amendment of section 7—Prohibition on
introducing pest affected plants or plant related products
The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
follows:
This Act may be cited as the Plant Health (Defence—Introducing
Pest Affected Plants or Plant Related Products) Amendment
Act 2020.
In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a
specified Act amends the Act so specified.
Part 2—Amendment
of Plant Health
Act 2009
3—Amendment
of section 7—Prohibition on introducing pest affected plants or plant
related products
Section 7— after subsection (7) insert:
(7a) A person will, in the case of a minor offence, not be taken to commit
an offence against this section if, after becoming aware that the person has
brought or introduced into the State—
(a) a pest or a plant,
or plant related product, affected by a pest; or
(b) a plant or plant
related product of a specified class set out in a notice of the Minister under
subsection (2),
the person, by the quickest possible means—
(c) surrenders the relevant item to an inspector, or a person assisting an
inspector; or
(d) destroys the relevant item; or
(e) disposes of the relevant item at a quarantine station.