BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 145 Goods must not be unloaded except at first point of entry for those goods or with permission

BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 145

  (1)   The person in charge of the aircraft or vessel must not allow the goods to be unloaded from the aircraft or vessel at a landing place or port that is not a first point of entry for those goods, unless permission has been given under subsection   146(2) for the goods to be unloaded at that landing place or port.

Fault - based offence

  (2)   The person in charge of an aircraft or vessel commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person allows goods to be unloaded from the aircraft or vessel at a landing place or port in Australian territory; and

  (b)   the goods are subject to biosecurity control; and

  (c)   the landing place or port is not a first point of entry for those goods; and

  (d)   permission has not been given under subsection   146(2) for the goods to be unloaded at that landing place or port.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 5 years or 1,000 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty provision

  (3)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   (1).

Civil penalty:   300 penalty units.