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date, not being later than one month after the day of issue, upon which the warrant ceases to have effect.
"(5) The functions of a quarantine officer under this section in relation to land or premises are—
     (a) to search the land or premises for domestic animals and, for that purpose, to break open and search any cupboard, drawer, chest, trunk, box, package or other receptacle, whether a fixture or not, upon the land or upon or in the premises;
     (b) where a domestic animal is found upon the land or upon or in the premises—
         (i) to cause an examination of the domestic animal and of the land or premises to be carried out to ensure that the animal is healthy and that the land or premises is or are clean and free from infection;
         (ii) to take whatever measures are required to improve the health of the domestic animal, including the disinfection, vaccination, testing and veterinary treatment of the domestic animal;
         (iii) to take whatever measures are required to clean and disinfect the land or premises; and
         (iv) to give to any person upon the land or upon or in the premises any directions that the quarantine officer considers necessary to enable him to carry out the functions referred to in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii).
"(6) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction given to him under sub-paragraph (5) (b) (iv). Penalty: $2,000.
"(7) Nothing in this section authorizes the exclusion of the occupier of land or premises from that land or those premises while the land or premises is or are being searched.
"(8) Nothing in this section authorizes the exclusion from a dwelling of a person who usually resides in that dwelling.
"(9) This section does not limit the powers of a quarantine officer or any other person under any other provision of this Act.".

Obstruction of officers and non-compliance with directions
22. Section 74c of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) "or 74b (1) or in pursuance of a warrant granted under sub-section 74a (3) or 74b (3)" and substituting ", 74b (1) or 74ba (1) or in

pursuance of a warrant granted under sub-section 74a (3), 74b (3) or 74ba (3)".

Master, medical officer or agent misleading quarantine officer
23. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting ", or any agent of any such vessel or installation," after "Australian seabed".

Proceedings in respect of offences
24. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) "or is" and substituting ", is";
     (b) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) (b) "or is punishable