{"id":"F2019L01545","name":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Port of Fremantle) Determination 2019","slug":"biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440312,"registerId":"F2019L01545-fast-fetch-1775955992417","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Port of Fremantle) 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—Port of Fremantle) Determination 2019\n\nI, Leanne Herrick, as delegate of the Director of Biosecurity, make the following determination.\n\nDated 29 November 2019\n\nLeanne Herrick\n\nActing Assistant 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—vessels\n\n6  First point of entry—goods\n\nPart 3—Biosecurity entry points\n\n7  Biosecurity entry points—vessels\n\n8  Biosecurity entry points—goods\n\nPart 4—Conditions\n\n9  Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes\n\n \n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n\n1  Name\n\n  This is the Biosecurity (First Point of Entry—Port of Fremantle) 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16 December 2019. 16 December 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 229(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\nfreight container means a re‑usable container:\n\n (a) that is designed to be used to transport goods by one or more modes of transport; and\n\n (b) that can be transferred from one mode of transport to another without unloading the goods from the container; and\n\n (c) that is known as a 20‑foot‑long container or a 40‑foot‑long container.\n\ngeneral goods means goods (as defined by section 19 of the Act) other than baggage, freight containers, live horses or waste.\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\ninorganic bulk goods means chemicals, ores, minerals or gases that:\n\n (a) are brought or imported into Australian territory in bulk; and\n\n (b) do not contain animals, plants, organic compounds or microbes.\n\nnon‑commercial vessel has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.\n\nnon‑commercial vessel baggage means baggage carried on a non‑commercial vessel.\n\nnon‑commercial vessel waste means waste carried on a non‑commercial vessel.\n\npassenger vessel baggage means baggage carried on a passenger vessel.\n\nvessel means a vessel (as defined by section 9 of the Act) that is subject to biosecurity control.\n\nwaste means goods (as defined by section 19 of the Act):\n\n (a) that are subject to biosecurity control; and\n\n (b) that are intended, by the person in charge of the vessel on which the goods are carried, to be disposed of.\n\nPart 2—First point of entry\n\n5  First point of entry—vessels\n\n  Port of Fremantle is a first point of entry for vessels generally.\n\n6  First point of entry—goods\n\n  Port of Fremantle 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—vessels\n\n  Each area of Port of Fremantle specified in column 2 of an item of the following table is designated as a biosecurity entry point for a vessel, or a vessel included in a class of vessels, specified in column 1 of the item.\n\n \n\n- Biosecurity entry points—vessels\n- Item Column 1Vessels Column 2Areas\n- 1 Non‑commercial vessels Fremantle Sailing Club\n- 2 Vessels other than non-commercial vessels Inner Harbour F Berth – Fremantle Passenger Terminal\n- 3 Vessels other than the following:(a) non‑commercial vessels;(b) passenger vessels The following areas:(a) Alcoa Berth 1;(b) Alcoa Berth 2;(c) Australian Marine Complex Berth 1,(d) Australian Marine Complex Berth 2;(e) Australian Marine Complex Berth 3;(f) Australian Marine Complex Berth 4;(g) Australian Marine Complex Berth 5;(h) Australian Marine Complex Berth 6;(i) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ1;(j) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ2;(k) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ3;(l) HMAS Stirling, Ammunition Wharf;(m) HMAS Stirling, Diamantina Wharf;(n) HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West Oxley;(o) HMAS Stirling, Parkes Wharf;(p) Inner Harbour Berth 1;(q) Inner Harbour Berth 2;(r) Inner Harbour Berth 11;(s) Inner Harbour Berth 12;(t) Inner Harbour CT1;(u) Inner Harbour CT2;(v) Inner Harbour CT3;(w) Inner Harbour CT4;(x) Inner Harbour E Berth;(y) Inner Harbour G Berth;(z) Inner Harbour H Berth;(za) Inner Harbour J Berth;(zb) Kwinana Grain Terminal Jetty;(zc) Outer Harbour – KBB2;(zd) Outer Harbour – KBB3;(ze) Outer Harbour – KBB4\n\n\nNote: A vessel that has arrived at Port of Fremantle must be brought to a biosecurity entry point for the vessel at that port as soon as practicable (see section 246 of the Act).\n\n8  Biosecurity entry points—goods\n\n  Each area of Port of Fremantle 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 All of the following:(a) non‑commercial vessel baggage;(b) non-commercial vessel waste Fremantle Sailing Club\n- 2 Baggage carried on a vessel other than a non-commercial vessel or a passenger vessel The following areas:(a) Alcoa Berth 1;(b) Alcoa Berth 2;(c) Australian Marine Complex Berth 1,(d) Australian Marine Complex Berth 2;(e) Australian Marine Complex Berth 3;(f) Australian Marine Complex Berth 4;(g) Australian Marine Complex Berth 5;(h) Australian Marine Complex Berth 6;(i) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ1;(j) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ2;(k) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ3;(l) HMAS Stirling, Ammunition Wharf;(m) HMAS Stirling, Diamantina Wharf;(n) HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West Oxley;(o) HMAS Stirling, Parkes Wharf;(p) Inner Harbour Berth 1;(q) Inner Harbour Berth 11;(r) Inner Harbour Berth 12;(s) Inner Harbour Berth 2;(t) Inner Harbour CT1;(u) Inner Harbour CT2;(v) Inner Harbour CT3;(w) Inner Harbour CT4;(x) Inner Harbour E Berth;(y) Inner Harbour F Berth – Fremantle Passenger Terminal;(z) Inner Harbour G Berth;(za) Inner Harbour H Berth;(zb) Inner Harbour J Berth;(zc) Kwinana Grain Terminal Jetty;(zd) Outer Harbour – KBB2;(ze) Outer Harbour – KBB3;(zf) Outer Harbour – KBB4\n- 3 Freight containers The following areas:(a) Inner Harbour CT1;(b) Inner Harbour CT2;(c) Inner Harbour CT3;(d) Inner Harbour CT4\n- 4 General goods The following areas:(a) Australian Marine Complex Berth 1;(b) Australian Marine Complex Berth 2;(c) Australian Marine Complex Berth 3;(d) Australian Marine Complex Berth 4;(e) Australian Marine Complex Berth 5;(f) Australian Marine Complex Berth 6;(g) HMAS Stirling, Ammunition Wharf;(h) HMAS Stirling, Diamantina Wharf;(i) HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West Oxley;(j) HMAS Stirling, Parkes Wharf;(k) Inner Harbour Berth 1;(l) Inner Harbour Berth 2;(m) Inner Harbour Berth 11;(n) Inner Harbour Berth 12;(o) Inner Harbour CT1;(p) Inner Harbour CT2;(q) Inner Harbour CT3;(r) Inner Harbour CT4;(s) Inner Harbour E Berth;(t) Inner Harbour G Berth;(u) Inner Harbour H Berth;(v) Inner Harbour J Berth;(w) Outer Harbour – KBB2;(x) Outer Harbour – KBB3;(y) Outer Harbour – KBB4\n- 5 Inorganic bulk goods The following areas:(a) Alcoa Berth 1;(b) Alcoa Berth 2;(c) Australian Marine Complex Berth 1,(d) Australian Marine Complex Berth 2;(e) Australian Marine Complex Berth 3;(f) Australian Marine Complex Berth 4;(g) Australian Marine Complex Berth 5;(h) Australian Marine Complex Berth 6;(i) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ1;(j) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ2;(k) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ3;(l) HMAS Stirling, Ammunition Wharf;(m) HMAS Stirling, Diamantina Wharf;(n) HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West Oxley;(o) HMAS Stirling, Parkes Wharf;(p) Inner Harbour Berth 1;(q) Inner Harbour Berth 2;(r) Inner Harbour Berth 11;(s) Inner Harbour Berth 12;(t) Inner Harbour CT1;(u) Inner Harbour CT2;(v) Inner Harbour CT3;(w) Inner Harbour CT4;(x) Inner Harbour E Berth;(y) Inner Harbour G Berth;(z) Inner Harbour H Berth;(za) Inner Harbour J Berth;(zb) Outer Harbour – KBB2;(zc) Outer Harbour – KBB3;(zd) Outer Harbour – KBB4\n- 6 Passenger vessel baggage Inner Harbour F Berth – Fremantle Passenger Terminal\n- 7 Waste The following areas:(a) Australian Marine Complex Berth 1;(b) Australian Marine Complex Berth 2;(c) Australian Marine Complex Berth 3;(d) Australian Marine Complex Berth 4;(e) Australian Marine Complex Berth 5;(f) Australian Marine Complex Berth 6;(g) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ1;(h) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ2;(i) BP Oil Refinery Jetty – ORJ3;(j) HMAS Stirling, Ammunition Wharf;(k) HMAS Stirling, Diamantina Wharf;(l) HMAS Stirling, Fleet Base West Oxley;(m) HMAS Stirling, Parkes Wharf;(n) Inner Harbour Berth 1;(o) Inner Harbour Berth 2;(p) Inner Harbour Berth 11;(q) Inner Harbour Berth 12;(r) Inner Harbour CT1;(s) Inner Harbour CT2;(t) Inner Harbour CT3;(u) Inner Harbour CT4;(v) Inner Harbour E Berth;(w) Inner Harbour F Berth – Fremantle Passenger Terminal;(x) Inner Harbour G Berth;(y) Inner Harbour H Berth;(z) Inner Harbour J Berth(za) Kwinana Grain Terminal Jetty(zb) Outer Harbour – KBB2(zc) Outer Harbour – KBB3(zd) Outer Harbour – KBB4\n\n\nNote: If a vessel has arrived at Port of Fremantle and is carrying goods that are to be unloaded from the vessel, those goods must be brought to a biosecurity entry point for those goods as soon as practicable (see section 147 of the Act).\n\nPart 4—Conditions\n\n9  Conditions—notifying Agriculture Department of changes\n\n (1) The determination of Port of Fremantle 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 Port of Fremantle becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Port of Fremantle; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Port of Fremantle;\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 Port of Fremantle becomes aware that there has been, or will be, a change to the business entity operating:\n\n (a) Port of Fremantle; or\n\n (b) a biosecurity entry point at Port of Fremantle;\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 Port of Fremantle 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 Port of Fremantle providing for biosecurity measures to be taken to manage the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Port of Fremantle;\n\n (b) a change to the facilities or amenities available at Port of Fremantle for biosecurity officials and human biosecurity officers to perform functions or exercise powers under the Act at Port of Fremantle;\n\n (c) a change to the procedures at Port of Fremantle that may affect the ability of a person who carries out operations at Port of Fremantle to identify biosecurity risks associated with those operations;\n\n (d) a change to the procedures at Port of Fremantle 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 Port of Fremantle;\n\n (e) a change to the procedures at Port of Fremantle for managing any other factors that may contribute to, or affect, the level of biosecurity risk associated with operations carried out at Port of Fremantle.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is an original determination that establishes a first point of entry; it does not amend or revoke any existing instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward designation instrument","Clear tables with minimal operative provisions","No complex legal concepts or policy analysis required"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument names the Port of Fremantle as a first point of entry under the Biosecurity Act 2015 and designates specific berths/terminals within the port for different vessel types and categories of goods, so arriving vessels and cargo must use the correct biosecurity entry point. It excludes live horses.\n\nIt also requires port owners/operators to notify the Department of Agriculture about changes to operators or biosecurity arrangements. It affects vessel masters, shipping agents, importers and port operators and matters for legal biosecurity compliance."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This determination operationalises the Biosecurity Act at the Port of Fremantle by formally designating the port as a first point of entry and by allocating specific berths/areas as biosecurity entry points for particular vessel and goods classes (ss5–8). It thereby clarifies where the Act’s control and presentation obligations apply at the port and imposes notification duties on owners/lessees/operators about operator, facility or procedural changes that affect biosecurity (s9). The instrument does not amend the Act itself; it specifies the geographic and operational scope of enforcement at this port."},"complexity_factors":["Detailed schedules mapping multiple classes of vessels and goods to specific berths and areas (ss7–8) require precise operational compliance.","Extensive reliance on defined terms and cross-references to the Biosecurity Act (definitions, ss4, and notes to ss5–6) increases interpretive steps.","Notification and timing obligations (s9(2)–(4)) create procedural duties for owners, lessees and operators with potential consequences for failures to notify.","Operational linkage to statutory duties to present vessels/goods at entry points “as soon as practicable” (see notes referencing ss246 and 147 of the Act) creates practical timing and logistical requirements.","Commencement and formal delegation information (ss2–3) create administrative formalities for implementation."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument designates the Port of Fremantle as a first point of entry for vessels (s5) and for most goods (s6) and specifies which berths and areas are the required biosecurity entry points for different classes of vessels and goods (ss7–8). Owners, lessees and operators must notify the Agriculture Department of changes to operators, facilities or procedures that could affect biosecurity risk, creating a written-notice compliance obligation (s9)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Determination serves its original narrow purpose: designating Fremantle as a first point of entry and specifying where biosecurity checks occur. It has not expanded beyond this operational remit."},"complexity_factors":["Straightforward structure with only 9 sections across 4 Parts","Heavy reliance on tables to map vessel/goods types to specific physical locations (26+ distinct berths/jetties listed)","7 defined terms in section 4, plus references to definitions in the parent Biosecurity Act 2015","Simple conditional logic: if X type of vessel/goods, then Y location applies","Single operational condition (section 9) requiring notifications of operational changes","No nested exceptions or complex cross-referencing beyond basic references to the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation designates the **Port of Fremantle** in Western Australia as an official entry point for international vessels and goods coming into Australia, and sets out exactly where different types of vessels and cargo must go for biosecurity checks.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Declares Fremantle as a \"first point of entry\" — meaning it's an approved place where international ships and goods can legally arrive in Australia\n- Maps out specific wharves, berths, and terminals where different categories of vessels and goods must report for biosecurity inspection\n- Imposes notification requirements on port owners, lessees, and operators when business arrangements or biosecurity procedures change\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Ship operators and captains** — must bring vessels to designated berths based on vessel type (commercial vs non-commercial)\n- **Cargo handlers and importers** — different goods (containers, bulk chemicals, baggage, waste) must go to specific locations\n- **Port owners and operators** — must notify the Department of Agriculture of changes to who runs the port or how biosecurity is managed\n\n**Why it matters:**\nAustralia's biosecurity laws are designed to keep out pests, diseases, and invasive species. This Determination is essentially a **rulebook for Fremantle** that tells everyone exactly where to go and what to do. If a ship arrives at the wrong berth, or goods aren't taken to the right inspection point, it creates biosecurity risks and legal breaches. The notification conditions ensure the government stays informed about who's running the port and whether biosecurity standards are being maintained.\n\n**Key details:**\n- **Live horses** are explicitly excluded — they cannot enter through Fremantle under this Determination\n- **Non-commercial vessels** (like private yachts) go to Fremantle Sailing Club\n- **Passenger vessels** use the Fremantle Passenger Terminal\n- **Freight containers** are restricted to specific container terminals (CT1–CT4)\n- **Waste and baggage** have their own designated entry points"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019","history":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019/history","analysis":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/biosecurity-first-point-of-entry-port-of-fremantle-determination-2019/documents"}}