Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to
subregulations (6) and (8), a person who brings any potential carrier
listed in Schedule 1 into the State shall present that potential carrier,
immediately upon entry into the State, for inspection by an inspector at an
inspection point.
(2) A person who fails
to comply with subregulation (1) commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(3) Inspection points
referred to in subregulation (1) are at the following
places —
(a) the
Port of Fremantle;
(b)
Perth Airport;
(c) the
Department of Agriculture 2 Checkpoint on the Eyre Highway at the
Western Australian/South Australian border;
(d) the
Department of Agriculture 2 at Kalgoorlie;
(e) the
Department of Agriculture 2 Checkpoint at Kununurra;
(f) the
East Perth Rail Terminal;
(g) the
Kalgoorlie Rail Terminal;
(h) the
Kewdale rail freight yards;
(i)
the Kalgoorlie rail freight yards;
[(j) deleted]
(k)
Kalgoorlie Airport;
(l)
Broome Airport; and
(m)
Kununurra Airport.
(4) The driver of a
conveyance shall on reaching an inspection point referred to in
subregulation (3)(c) or (e) stop the conveyance and keep it stationary
until permitted by an inspector to proceed.
(5) A person who fails
to comply with subregulation (4) commits an offence.
Penalty: $5 000.
(6)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person who brings a cargo container
or truck into the State if that person lodges with an inspector at a place
referred to in subregulation (3) —
(a) a
notice in a form approved by the Director General; or
(b) any
other document that satisfies the inspector as to the contents of the cargo
container or truck,
and the inspector
advises that person that the inspector does not wish to inspect the cargo
container or truck.
(7) A notice referred
to in subregulation (6) must —
(a)
specify any cargo container or truck which the person has brought into the
State;
(b)
contain the information required by the form; and
(c) be
signed in the manner specified in the form.
(8)
Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a potential carrier that
is brought into the State by post if, as soon as is practicable after its
entry into the State, the potential carrier is presented for inspection by an
inspector at —
(a) the
Australia Post Depot, Pilbara St, Welshpool; or
(b) the
offices of Agriculture Western Australia 2 , Baron-Hay Court, South
Perth.
[Regulation 6 amended in Gazette
2 Jul 1993 p. 3253; 14 Jan 1997 p. 379;
6 Jan 1998 p. 49; 4 Jun 1999 p. 2268;
4 Feb 2000 p. 420.]