Quarantine Legislation Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Proclamation 2014

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Proclamation under the Quarantine Act 1908.

Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 25 March 2014

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Barnaby Joyce

Minister for Agriculture

Contents

1 Name of Proclamation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004

Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004

Quarantine Proclamation 1998

1  Name of Proclamation

  This Proclamation is the Quarantine Legislation Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Proclamation 2014.

2  Commencement

  This Proclamation commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This Proclamation is made under the Quarantine Act 1908.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004

1  Readers guide

Repeal the Readers guide.

2  Section 7

Repeal the section.

3  Section 8

Repeal the section, substitute:

8  First port of entry for overseas vessels other than aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aab) and 13(1C))

  Christmas Island is a first Christmas Island port of entry for overseas vessels, other than aircraft.

4  Section 10

Repeal the section (including table 2), substitute:

10  Ports where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed (Quarantine Act s 13(1)(b))

  Each of the following is a port where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed:

 (a) Christmas Island;

 (b) Christmas Island International Airport.

Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004

5  Readers guide

Repeal the Readers guide.

6  Section 7

Repeal the section.

7  Section 8

Repeal the section, substitute:

8  First port of entry for overseas vessels other than for aircraft (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(aaa) and 13(1B))

  Cocos Island is a first Cocos Islands port of entry for all overseas vessels other than aircraft.

8  Section 10

Repeal the section (including table 3), substitute:

10  Ports where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed (Quarantine Act ss 13(1)(b))

  Each of the following is a port where imported animals, plants or other goods may be landed:

 (a) Cocos Island;

 (b) Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport.

Quarantine Proclamation 1998

9  Readers guide

Repeal the Readers guide.

10  Section 7

Repeal the section.

11  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Botany Bay, Sydney”.

12  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “New South Wales”)

Insert “Eden”.

13  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Jackson, Sydney”.

14  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “New South Wales”)

Insert:

Port of Botany Bay

Sydney

15  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Twofold Bay”.

16  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “South Australia”)

Omit “Cape Thevenard”.

17  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “South Australia”)

Omit “Port Stanvac”.

18  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “South Australia”)

Insert “Thevenard”.

19  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Abbot Point”.

20  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Insert “Bowen”.

21  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Hay Point (including Dalrymple Bay)”, substitute “Hay Point”.

22  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Mourilyan Harbour”, substitute “Mourilyan”.

23  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Insert “Port Kennedy”.

24  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Thursday Island”.

25  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Northern Territory”)

Omit “Gove (Nhulunbuy)”.

26  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Northern Territory”)

Omit “Groote Eylandt”.

27  Section 8 (table 1, at the end of the items headed “Northern Territory”)

Add:

Melville Bay

Milner Bay

28  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Hobart Including Risdon and Selfs Point)”, substitute “Hobart”.

29  Section 8 (table 1, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Launceston, including Beauty Point, Bell Bay and Long Reach”, substitute “Launceston”.

30 Section 10 (table 3, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Botany, Sydney”.

31  Section 10 (table 3, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Jackson, Sydney”.

32  Section 10 (table 3, at the end of the items headed “New South Wales”)

Add:

Port of Botany Bay

Sydney

33  Section 10 (table 3, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Hobart, including Risdon and Selfs Point”, substitute “Hobart”.

34  Section 10 (table 3, items headed “Northern Territory”)

Omit “Gove (Nhulunbuy)”, substitute “Melville Bay”.

35  Section 11 (table 4, cell at item 7, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

36  Section 11 (table 4, cell at item 11, column 2)

Omit “, including Beauty Point and Bell Bay”.

37  Section 12 (table 5, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Botany, Sydney”.

38  Section 12 (table 5, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Jackson, Sydney”.

39  Section 12 (table 5, at the end of the items headed “New South Wales”)

Add:

Port of Botany Bay

Sydney

40  Section 12 (table 5, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Hobart, including Risdon and Selfs Point”, substitute “Hobart”.

41  Section 12 (table 5, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Launceston, including Beauty Point, Bell Bay and Long Reach”, substitute “Launceston”.

42  Section 13 (table 6, cell at item 3, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

43  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Botany, Sydney”.

44  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “New South Wales”)

Omit “Port Jackson, Sydney”.

45  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “New South Wales”)

Insert:

Port of Botany Bay

Sydney

46  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Hobart, including Risdon and Selfs Point”, substitute “Hobart”.

47  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “Tasmania”)

Omit “Launceston (including Beauty Point and Bell Bay)”, substitute “Launceston”.

48  Subsection 13A(1) (table 6A, items headed “Northern Territory”)

Omit “Groote Eylandt”, substitute “Milner Bay”.

49  Subsection 13A(2) (table 6B, items headed “Northern Territory”)

Omit “Gove (Nhulunbuy)”, substitute “Melville Bay”.

50  Subsection 13B(1) (table 6C, item 2)

Repeal the item, substitute:

51  Subsection 13B(1) (table 6C, item 5)

Repeal the item, substitute:

52  Subsection 13B(2) (table 6D, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Hay Point (including Dalrymple Bay)”, substitute “Hay Point”.

53  Subsection 13B(2) (table 6D, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Mourilyan Harbour”, substitute “Mourilyan”.

54  Subsection 13B(2) (table 6D, items headed “Queensland”)

Omit “Thursday Island”, substitute “Port Kennedy”.

55  Subsections 37(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

 (2) However, subsection (1) does not prohibit the importation into Australia from New Zealand of a live domestic cat if:

 (a) the cat is accompanied by a health certificate for the cat, in a form approved by the Director of Quarantine and signed by an official veterinarian; and

 (b) the certificate was signed not more than 5 days before the day on which the cat is exported from New Zealand; and

 (c) the certificate, or a copy of the certificate, is produced to an officer when the vessel on which the cat is imported arrives at its first port of entry in Australia.

 (3) Also, subsection (1) does not prohibit the importation into Australia from New Zealand of a live domestic dog if:

 (a) the dog is accompanied by a health certificate for the dog, in a form approved by the Director of Quarantine and signed by an official veterinarian; and

 (b) the certificate was signed not more than 5 days before the day on which the dog is exported from New Zealand; and

 (c) the certificate, or a copy of the certificate, is produced to an officer when the vessel on which the dog is imported arrives at its first port of entry in Australia.

56  Schedule 5

Insert:

57  Schedule 5

Omit “Aechmea aquadocensis”.

58  Schedule 5

Insert:

59  Schedule 5

Omit “Cardaria deaba”.

60  Schedule 5

Insert:

61  Schedule 5

Omit “Chloris dubia”.

62  Schedule 5

Insert:

63  Schedule 5

Omit “Chrysanthemum haradjanii”.

64  Schedule 5

Insert:

65  Schedule 5

Omit “Cycas falcata”.

66  Schedule 5

Omit “Cycas pranburiensis”.

67  Schedule 5

Insert: