Quarantine Regulations 2000

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Department of Agriculture

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Quarantine Act 1908

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F2010C00203

04 March 2010 - 30 June 2015

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

Reader’s Guide
1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
2 Commencement
3 Application
4 Definitions
5 Persons on vessels include master and crew
6 Prescribed symptoms and diseases (Act s 22)
7 Quarantine signal during daylight hours (Act s 23)
8 Quarantine signal outside daylight hours (Act s 23)
9 Vessels arriving from Special Quarantine and Protected Zones (Act s 27A (1))
10 Pre arrival information (except for aircraft)
11 When and how pre arrival information (except for aircraft) to be given
12 Pre arrival information for aircraft
13 When, how and where pre arrival information for aircraft to be given
14 Masters to report prescribed diseases (Act s 27A (4))
15 When masters to report death
16 Operators to report intended importation of animals
17 When death or escape of animals to be reported
18 Matters about which masters etc must answer questions
19 Other matters that certain vessels must report
20 Requirement to complete or correct information
21 False or misleading information
21A Directions that pratique is not taken to have been granted
22 Requirement to ensure vessels and installations in sanitary condition
22A Ballast water information
23 Disinsection of overseas aircraft
24A Vector monitoring and control activities
25 Certificates specifying measures for vessels or installations leaving proclaimed places
26 Masters to ensure stores etc are not discharged etc
27 Stores etc not to be discharged etc
28 Stores and waste may be secured
29 Master’s permission
30 Control of animals that are not to be imported
30A Definitions for Division 4
30B Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificates
30C Ship Sanitation Control Certificates
30D Matters to be considered by quarantine officers (human quarantine)
30E Form of certificates issued under Division 4
30F Period for which ship sanitation certificates issued under Division 4 are valid
30G Extension of ship sanitation certificates
31 When addresses to be given to quarantine officers
32 Yellow fever declared places
33 Travel from yellow fever declared places
34 Requirement for international vaccination certificates
35 What international vaccination certificates must contain
36 Orders must be in writing
37 Persons to whom orders may be given
38 Prescribed disease and period (Act s 35 (1A))
39 Vessels and installations arriving from declared places
39A Notices to the Director of Human Quarantine
40 Prescribed laws (Act s 46A)
41 Certificate of release
42 Quarantine surveillance periods
43 Medical examination
44 Cost of medical services
45 Change of residence
46 Conditions of quarantine surveillance
47 Person under quarantine surveillance ordered into quarantine
48 Definitions for Part 5
49 Exempt goods
50 Manner of giving notice and information required
51 Low value goods
53 When lodgment of entry constitutes giving notice
54 Certain manifests taken to constitute notice of importation into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands
55 Certain manifests taken to constitute notice of importation into Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands
56 Division does not apply to certain baggage and mail
57 Release and examination
58 False or misleading Incoming Passenger and Master and Crew Declaration Cards
59 Definitions for Division 2
60 When infringement notices may be served
61 Name and address of persons on whom infringement notices are served
62 Withdrawal of infringement notices
63 What must be in infringement notices
64 When prescribed penalty to be paid
65 What happens if prescribed penalty is paid
66 Refund of prescribed penalty if notices are withdrawn
67 Multiple infringement notices for single offence
68 Payments made by cheque
69 Effect of Part on institution and prosecution of proceedings
69A Scope of Part 6A
69B Definitions for Part 6A
69C Steps in an IRA
69D Time limits for submissions and comments
69E Time limits for completing IRAs
69F Failure to complete within time limits
69G Circumstances affecting completion of an IRA
69H Certain periods of time to be disregarded
69I Publication
69J Termination of an IRA
69K Risk analysis that has been started
69Z Definitions
70 Permit applications
71 Numbering for permits
72 Documentation and undertakings
73 Who may sign compliance agreements
74 Other provisions of compliance agreements not affected
75 Prescribed period (Act s 68 (9))
76 Notice of seizure
77 Notices generally
78 Information given to Director or officers
79 Information given to masters of vessels or installations
80 Saving and Transitional
81 Repeal of Quarantine (General) Regulations 1956
82 Repeal of Quarantine (Animals) Regulations
83 Repeal of Quarantine (Plants) Regulations
- Schedule 1 Prescribed Commonwealth laws
- Schedule 2 Prescribed State or Territory laws
- Part 1 New South Wales
- Part 2 Victoria
- Part 3 Queensland
- Part 4 Western Australia [see Note 2]
- Part 5 South Australia
- Part 6 Tasmania
- Part 7 Australian Capital Territory
- Part 8 Northern Territory
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Quarantine Regulations 2000

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