{"id":"F2019L00753","name":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Melbourne Tullamarine Airport) Determination 2019","slug":"biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440085,"registerId":"F2019L00753-fast-fetch-1775955856505","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Melbourne Tullamarine Airport) Determination 2019","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—Melbourne Tullamarine Airport) Determination 2019\n\nI, Dean Merrilees, as delegate of the Director of Biosecurity, make the following determination.\n\nDated 7 June 2019\n\nDean Merrilees\n\nAssistant Secretary  Compliance Division  Department of Agriculture\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\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Melbourne Tullamarine Airport) Determination 2019.\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this instrument 16 June 2019. 16 June 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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\n \n\n5  First point of entry—aircraft\n\n  Melbourne Tullamarine Airport is a first point of entry for aircraft generally.\n\n6  First point of entry—goods\n\n  Melbourne Tullamarine Airport is a first point of entry for all goods.\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\n \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 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport as a biosecurity entry point for aircraft.\n\n \n\n8  Biosecurity entry points—goods\n\n  Each area of Melbourne Tullamarine 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) Melbourne Tullamarine Airport International Terminal 2;(b) Melbourne Jet Base\n- 2 Live Horses First Point Animal Services Animal Transfer Facility\n\n\nNote 1: If an aircraft has arrived at Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine 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\n \n\n9  Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes\n\n (1) The determination of Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Melbourne Tullamarine Airport; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Melbourne Tullamarine Airport; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport providing for biosecurity measures to be taken to manage the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport;\n\n (b) a change to the facilities or amenities available at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport for biosecurity officials and human biosecurity officers to perform functions or exercise powers under the Act at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport;\n\n (c) a change to the procedures at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport that may affect the ability of a person who carries out operations at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport to identify biosecurity risks associated with those operations;\n\n (d) a change to the procedures at Melbourne Tullamarine 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 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport;\n\n (e) a change to the procedures at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport for managing any other factors that may contribute to, or affect, the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"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":"This instrument maintains its original narrow purpose: designating a specific airport as a first point of entry with minimal associated conditions. The scope has not expanded beyond the standard template for such determinations under the Biosecurity Act 2015."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument: only 9 sections across 4 Parts","Minimal defined terms: only 3 definitions in section 4 (Act, aircraft, goods), with reliance on parent Act definitions","Simple structure: straightforward sequential Parts without nested numbering or cross-references beyond basic references to the Biosecurity Act 2015","Limited conditional logic: only basic notification triggers in section 9, with no exceptions to exceptions","Single operational table: only one table specifying biosecurity entry points for goods (2 items: baggage and live horses)","No delegated legislative provisions or subordinate instruments referenced"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates Melbourne Tullamarine Airport as a formal \"first point of entry\" for international aircraft and goods, establishing how planes, passengers, baggage and cargo are handled to prevent pests and disease. It affects airlines, pilots, airport owners/operators, importers/freight handlers and biosecurity officers.\n\nIt also requires airport operators to notify the Agriculture Department about changes to operations or biosecurity facilities, and directs that baggage and live horses be presented at specified biosecurity inspection areas."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument itself sets the airport’s scope as a first point of entry and identifies specific biosecurity entry points and notification conditions. It contains no text indicating it alters or replaces any earlier determination; therefore there is no express change of scope recorded within this instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the Biosecurity Act 2015 for definitions and powers (Authority s3; Definitions s4) — users must read both instruments to understand terms and legal effects.","Differentiated designations: airport is a first point of entry for all goods/aircraft (ss5–6) but biosecurity entry points are designated only for specified goods (baggage, live horses) in specified areas (s8) — creates mixed obligations depending on goods class.","Notification and procedural-change obligations placed on multiple actors (owners, lessees, operators) with different triggers (s9(2)–(5)) — practical compliance requires internal monitoring and written reporting.","Interaction with other Act provisions (notes referencing ss147, 173, 174, 238 of the Act) — operational requirements (eg. where goods must be taken) depend on external sections, increasing implementation complexity.","Limited discretion and timing terms: notices must be given “as soon as practicable” or “reasonable notice” (s9(2), (3), (4)) — introduces subjective timing standards and administrative judgment in compliance."],"plain_english_summary":"This determination makes Melbourne Tullamarine Airport a biosecurity “first point of entry” for aircraft and for all goods, and it designates specific airport areas as biosecurity entry points for baggage and for live horses. (ss5–8)\n\nIt requires airport owners, lessees and operators to give written notice to the Agriculture Department about changes to operators, procedures or facilities that could affect biosecurity risk, and it creates the obligation to bring certain arriving goods to the designated entry points for inspection. (s9; notes to ss7–8)"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019","history":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-melbourne-tullamarine-airport-determination-2019/documents"}}