12. Application for examination of quarantined area
Feedback & supportAny owner or occupier of land quarantined under section 11 may apply to an inspecting officer to examine the quarantined area with a view to obtaining from the agricultural officer the certificate referred to in section 11(3).
owner
“owner”, with reference to any land, includes all lessees or tenants of the land, and “occupier” includes, with reference to any land, all persons in actual occupation or charge thereof;
The inspecting officer shall, as soon as possible after receipt of such an application, visit and examine the quarantined area.
inspecting officer
“inspecting officer” includes the Senior Primary Production Officer and any officer appointed under section 3 to be an inspecting officer under this Act and also any officer to whom an inspecting officer has delegated by writing under his hand the exercise or performance of any power or duty conferred or imposed by this Act on an inspecting officer, to the extent of the powers or duties so delegated;
Every such application except the first shall be accompanied by a deposit of $10 towards the cost of the visit and examination.
If the cost of the visit and examination amounts to less than $10, the balance remaining after deduction of the cost shall be refunded to the depositor.