Treatment or disposal – specific owner
20 Treatment or disposal – specific owner
(1) For the control of a declared pest, the Chief Inspector may, by written notice given to a particular owner of specified plants or plant-related materials, require the owner to treat, or dispose of, the plants or materials in a specified way.
(2) The Chief Inspector may do so only if the Chief Inspector reasonably believes the treatment or disposal is urgently needed for the control of the pest.
The notice must also specify the following:
the reasons for the decision to give the notice;
(b) the owner's right under section 58 to apply for a reconsideration of the decision.
The owner must comply with the notice.
Fault element: Intention.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
(5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
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