Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) An importer or owner, as the case requires, is liable for the costs and expenses reasonably incurred as a result of an inspector taking action in one or more of the following cases:
(a) where the Chief Veterinary Officer assumes control of the management, maintenance, operation and security of a quarantine area under section 16;
(b) where an inspector has seized an animal, animal material or other thing;
(c) where an inspector, in respect of any animal, animal material, disease agent, baggage or other thing imported or moved in contravention of this Act or inspected under section 71, has –
(i) returned it or caused it to be returned to the place from where it came; or
(ii) destroyed it or caused it to be destroyed;
(d) where a person contravenes a direction and an inspector takes action to give effect to the direction or seizes, removes, destroys or disposes of the animal, animal material or other thing to which the direction relates.
(2) The Minister may recover the costs and expenses specified in subsection (1) in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown.
(3) The Crown is not liable in respect of any costs and expenses incurred by a person in complying with a direction or a requirement made under this Act.
(4) If the Minister receives any proceeds as a consequence of disposing of an animal, animal material or other thing in a case referred to in subsection (1), those proceeds less the costs and expenses reasonably incurred in taking all action in that case are to be paid to the owner.