Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An inspector or
authorised person may at any time search and inspect any vehicle, vessel,
aircraft or train in order to ascertain if —
(a) any
declared plant, declared animal or prohibited material is on or in that
vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train;
(b) any
animal or thing is being brought into the State on or in that vehicle, vessel,
aircraft or train contrary to section 74; or
(c) any
chemical is being transported on or in that vehicle, vessel, aircraft or train
contrary to section 83A.
(2) An inspector or
authorised person may take possession of any declared plant or declared animal
or prohibited material found in the course of a search and inspection under
subsection (1).
(3) For the purpose of
exercising his powers under this section an inspector or authorised
person —
(a) may
stop any vehicle or vessel;
(b) may,
with or without assistants, enter into or upon any vehicle, vessel, aircraft
or train and search and inspect every part of it and everything on or in it.
(4) A person who,
being in charge of a vehicle or vessel, fails to stop the vehicle or vessel
when so required by a person who makes himself known as being an inspector or
authorised person, commits an offence.
Penalty: $2 000.
(5) This section is in
addition to, and not in derogation of, any other provision of this
Act under which an inspector or authorised person is authorised to search
for, take possession of, detain or destroy or cause the destruction of any
plant, animal or prohibited material.
[Section 85 amended by No. 22 of 1980
s. 7; No. 20 of 1989 s. 3.]