{"id":"F2020L00708","name":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Broome International Airport) Determination 2020","slug":"biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440505,"registerId":"F2020L00708-fast-fetch-1775956110087","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Broome International Airport) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nBiosecurity (First Point of Entry—Broome International Airport) Determination 2020\n\nI, Barbara Cooper, as delegate of the Director of Biosecurity, make the following determination.\n\nDated 11th of June 2020\n\nBarbara Cooper\n\nAssistant Secretary  Compliance Division  Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment\n\n \n\nContents\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Definitions\n\nPart 2—First point of entry\n\n5  First point of entry—aircraft\n\n6  First point of entry—goods\n\nPart 3—Biosecurity entry points\n\n7  Biosecurity entry points—aircraft\n\n8  Biosecurity entry points—goods\n\nPart 4—Conditions\n\n9  Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes\n\n \n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Broome International Airport) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 16 June 2020. 16 June 2020\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 223(1) of the Biosecurity Act 2015.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 9 of the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Biosecurity Act 2015.\n\naircraft means an aircraft (as defined by section 9 of the Act) that is subject to biosecurity control.\n\ngoods means goods (as defined by section 19 of the Act):\n\n (a) that are subject to biosecurity control; or\n\n (b) in relation to which an exposed goods order is in force.\n\nPart 2—First point of entry\n\n5  First point of entry—aircraft\n\n  Broome International Airport is a first point of entry for aircraft generally.\n\n6  First point of entry—goods\n\n  Broome International Airport is a first point of entry for goods other than live horses.\n\nNote: For other matters relating to whether particular goods may be brought into a particular first point of entry, see sections 173 and 174 of the Act (which deal with prohibited goods and conditionally non‑prohibited goods) and any determinations made under those sections.\n\nPart 3—Biosecurity entry points\n\n7  Biosecurity entry points—aircraft\n\nNote: An aircraft must be brought to a biosecurity entry point at a first point of entry if there is a biosecurity entry point for the aircraft at that first point of entry (see section 238 of the Act). If there are no biosecurity entry points for aircraft at a first point of entry, this requirement does not apply to aircraft landing there. This determination does not designate any area of Broome International Airport as a biosecurity entry point for aircraft.\n\n8  Biosecurity entry points—goods\n\n  Each area of Broome International Airport specified in column 2 of an item of the following table is designated as a biosecurity entry point for goods, or goods included in a class of goods, specified in column 1 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Biosecurity entry points—goods\n- Item Column 1Goods Column 2Areas\n- 1 Baggage The following areas:(a) Cobham Hangar; (b) International Charter Processing Point\n\n\nNote 1: If an aircraft has arrived at Broome International Airport and is carrying goods mentioned in the table that are to be unloaded from the aircraft, those goods must be brought to a biosecurity entry point for those goods as soon as practicable (see section 147 of the Act).\n\nNote 2: This determination does not designate biosecurity entry points for other goods for which Broome International Airport is a first point of entry, so the requirement in section 147 of the Act does not apply to the unloading of those other goods.\n\nPart 4—Conditions\n\n9  Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes\n\n (1) The determination of Broome International Airport as a first point of entry by this instrument is subject to the conditions in this section.\n\n (2) If the owner (or, if there is more than one owner, an owner) of Broome International Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Broome International Airport; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Broome International Airport;\n\nthe owner (or, if there is more than one owner, an owner) must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, notice of the change as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the change has occurred or will occur.\n\n (3) If the lessee (if any) (or, if there is more than one lessee, a lessee) of Broome International Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Broome International Airport; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Broome International Airport;\n\nthe lessee (or, if there is more than one lessee, a lessee) must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, notice of the change as soon as practicable after becoming aware that the change has occurred or will occur.\n\n (4) If a person or body that is responsible for carrying out operations at Broome International Airport proposes to make a change referred to in subsection (5), the person or body must give the Agriculture Department, in writing, reasonable notice of the proposed change.\n\n (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), the changes are as follows:\n\n (a) a change to the procedures at Broome International Airport providing for biosecurity measures to be taken to manage the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Broome International Airport;\n\n (b) a change to the facilities or amenities available at Broome International Airport for biosecurity officials and human biosecurity officers to perform functions or exercise powers under the Act at Broome International Airport;\n\n (c) a change to the procedures at Broome International Airport that may affect the ability of a person who carries out operations at Broome International Airport to identify biosecurity risks associated with those operations;\n\n (d) a change to the procedures at Broome International Airport that may affect the ability for biosecurity officials or human biosecurity officials to be informed of any identified biosecurity risks associated with operations carried out at Broome International Airport;\n\n (e) a change to the procedures at Broome International Airport for managing any other factors that may contribute to, or affect, the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Broome International Airport.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or reduce the statutory powers in the Biosecurity Act; it designates Broome International Airport as a first point of entry for aircraft and for goods except live horses (ss5–6) and sets biosecurity entry points for baggage (s8). It imposes notification conditions on owners/lessees/operators (s9). No text in the instrument indicates a change from the Act’s original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple provisions of the Biosecurity Act 2015 (authority under s223(1); defined terms in s9 and s19; operational duties in ss147,173-174,238) — understanding effects requires reading the Act as well as this instrument.","Operational distinction between being a ‘first point of entry’ (ss5-6) and designating specific ‘biosecurity entry points’ for goods (s8) — the separation can be operationally important but is straightforward.","Targeted scope and explicit exclusion (goods except live horses in s6) — creates a narrow exception that must be checked against other determinations.","Notification and timing standards (s9(2)–(5)) use open-textured terms — \"as soon as practicable\" and \"reasonable notice\" create interpretive discretion and small compliance uncertainty for owners/lessees/operators.","Notes in the instrument (after ss7–8) flag dependencies on the Act (eg. obligations apply only where entry points are designated) — introduces conditional application that requires cross-checking."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination names Broome International Airport as a ‘first point of entry’ under the Biosecurity Act 2015 for aircraft generally and for goods except live horses. It also designates two specific airport areas (Cobham Hangar and International Charter Processing Point) as the biosecurity entry points for baggage. Owners, lessees and operators must notify the Agriculture Department of business, facility or procedural changes that could affect biosecurity. It fixes where biosecurity controls and reporting duties apply on arrival."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: designating Broome International Airport as a first point of entry with specific conditions. The scope has not expanded beyond this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument with only 9 sections across 4 Parts","Minimal defined terms (only 2 explicit definitions in section 4, plus references to Act definitions)","Simple conditional logic limited to notification requirements in section 9","Single table with 2 columns and 1 row for biosecurity entry points","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to the Biosecurity Act 2015","Straightforward structure following standard legislative template (Preliminary, substantive provisions, conditions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates Broome International Airport as a first point of entry for international aircraft and most imported goods, requiring arrivals to clear biosecurity checks to prevent pests and disease. Baggage must be presented at specified inspection areas; live horses are excluded.\n\nIt creates obligations for aircraft operators, importers and airport owners/operators to comply with inspections and to notify the Department of Agriculture of operational or biosecurity-related changes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-broome-international-airport-determination-2020/documents"}}