Control of Plants Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Control of Pests
22. Placing land under quarantine
Feedback & supportWhere the Director-General is of the opinion that any plant on any land is diseased, he or she may make an order placing the land or any part of the land in quarantine for any period that the order may prescribe.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General, Plant Health appointed under section 3(1);
So long as an order of quarantine applies to any land, a person must not remove any plant from the land except under and in accordance with the direction of an authorised officer.
land
“land” includes —(a)the surface of the earth and all substances forming the surface;(b)the earth below the surface and all substances in the earth;(c)all vegetation and other natural products whether or not requiring the periodical application of labour for their production and whether on or below the surface;(d)all things attached to the earth, or permanently fastened to any thing attached to the earth, whether on or below the surface; and(e)land covered by water;
Any land placed in quarantine under subsection (1) continues in quarantine until the Director-General certifies that no plant on the land is diseased.
plant
“plant” means any species of plant or any part of a plant whether living or dead and includes any vegetable, fruit, flower, leaf, stem, branch, spore, seed, root, cutting, graft, scion and any other part, whether severed or attached, intended for propagation or from which further plants may be propagated;