Control of Plants Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Export of Plants
30. Phytosanitary certificate
Feedback & supportAny authorised officer or accredited pest control agency may, on application and on such terms as the Director-General may require, issue a phytosanitary certificate stating that any plant or plant product is free from pests for the purpose of export.
Any person who wilfully —
gives false information for the purpose of obtaining a phytosanitary certificate;
falsifies any phytosanitary certificate; or
uses a phytosanitary certificate with intention of causing it to be believed that a plant or plant product which is not a plant or plant product in respect of which the phytosanitary certificate was issued, is a plant or plant product in respect of which the certificate was issued,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.