Department may carry out operational work
42 Department may carry out operational work
In this section —
operational work means the doing of such acts, matters and things as may be necessary for or conducive to the control in an area of an organism that is a declared pest for the area;
place does not include a dwelling as that term is defined in section 63.
An officer of the department or an inspector may at any time carry out operational work on or in relation to any place without cost to the owner or occupier of the place.
An officer of the department or an inspector may enter any place for the purpose of exercising powers under this section.
The provisions of this section are in addition to and not in derogation of any other written law conferring power to control declared pests.
Nothing in this section limits or otherwise affects the application of this Act to and in relation to the control of declared pests if, and to the extent that, declared pests are not controlled under operational works carried out under this section.
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