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PLANT DISEASES ACT 1924 - SECT 6 Declaration of quarantine area

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PLANT DISEASES ACT 1924 - SECT 6

Declaration of quarantine area

6 Declaration of quarantine area

(1) The Minister may by notification declare any land therein described to be a quarantine area on account of the presence or suspected presence of any disease or pest.
(2) A notification by the Minister under this section is to be published in the Gazette. However, if the Minister considers the notification is required urgently, the notification may be published:
(a) in a newspaper circulating, or by radio or television broadcast, in the area to which the notification applies, or
(b) on the Department's internet website.
(3) If a notification is published in accordance with subsection (2) (a) or (b), the Minister is to publish the notification as soon as practicable in the Gazette.