Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000

- made under the Quarantine Act 1908

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Persons on vessels include master and crew  

   PART 2--VESSELS AND INSTALLATIONS

           Division 1--General requirements

   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)  

           Division 2--Reports

   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  

           Division 2A--Pratique

   21A.    Directions that pratique is not taken to have been granted  

           Division 3--Ballast water and other sanitary requirements

   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  

           Division 4--Ship sanitation certification scheme

   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  

   PART 3--PERSONS TRAVELLING TO AUSTRALIA, CHRISTMAS ISLAND OR THE COCOS ISLANDS

           Division 1--General requirements

   31.     When addresses to be given to quarantine officers  

           Division 2--Arrival from yellow fever declared places

   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  

   PART 4--PERFORMANCE OF QUARANTINE

           Division 1--Orders into quarantine

   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)  

           Division 2--Release from quarantine

   41.     Certificate of release  

           Division 3--Quarantine surveillance of persons

   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  

   PART 5--IMPORTATION OF GOODS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   48.     Definitions for Part 5  

           Division 2--Notice of importation

   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  

           Division 3--Processing of release of goods

   56.     Division does not apply to certain baggage and mail  
   57.     Release and examination  

   PART 6--INFRINGEMENT NOTICE OFFENCES AND INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

           Division 1--Infringement notice offences

   58.     False or misleading Incoming Passenger and Master and Crew Declaration Cards  

           Division 2--Infringement notices

   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  

   PART 6A--IMPORT RISK ANALYSIS

   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  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Permits required under a Quarantine Proclamation

   69Z.    Definitions  
   70.     Permit applications  
   71.     Numbering for permits  

           Division 2--Compliance agreements

   72.     Documentation and undertakings  
   73.     Who may sign compliance agreements  
   74.     Other provisions of compliance agreements not affected  

           Division 3--Forfeiture and seizure of animals, plants and other goods

   75.     Prescribed period (Act s 68 (9))  
   76.     Notice of seizure  

           Division 4--Giving information and producing documents

   77.     Notices generally  
   78.     Information given to Director or officers  
   79.     Information given to masters of vessels or installations  

           Division 5--Saving, transitional and repeal provisions

   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