Plant Diseases Control Act. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Northern Territory Document type Legislation Date 1979 (2000) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act relating to the prevention and eradication of diseases in plants. Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Plant protection Pests/diseases Fruits/edible nuts Quarantine Inspection Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes As in force at 1 December 2000. Abstract The Minister may appoint a person to be Chief Inspector of Plants and Diseases. The Chief Inspector may appoint a person to be an inspector (sects. 7 and 7A). The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, prohibit, either absolutely or subject to compliance with conditions specified in the notice, the importation or introduction into or possession in Territory of plants or fruit or specify a place as a place through which host fruit, host plants or packaging may be introduced into the Territory. The Minister may also declare quarantine stations, quarantine areas, or declare an area specified in a notice that is, in the Minister's opinion, free of specified diseases or pests, to be an accredited production area. The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a pest or disease specified in the notice to be a notifiable pest or disease (sect. 8-13). Powers of inspectors are provided for in sections 14 to 18. If the measures of control adopted are not sufficient the Minister may direct the Inspector to implement such measures for the control or eradication of the pest or disease as are specified in the direction, including the destruction of any fruit, plants and packaging (sect. 19). (27 sections) Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Repealed by Plant Health Act 2008. Legislation | Australia | 2008 (2016) Keyword: Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Quarantine, Certification, Inspection, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX