{"id":"F2009L02573","name":"Quarantine (Declared Places - Yellow Fever) Declaration 2009","slug":"quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":79528,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2009L02573-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Quarantine (Declared Places - Yellow Fever) Declaration 2009","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nQuarantine (Declared Places — Yellow Fever) Declaration 20091\n\nQuarantine Act 1908\n\nI, NICOLA ROXON, Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Declaration under section 12 of the Quarantine Act 1908.\n\nDated 18 May 2009\n\nNICOLA ROXON\n\nMinister for Health and Ageing\n\n1 Name of Declaration\n\nThis Declaration is the Quarantine (Declared Places — Yellow Fever) Declaration 2009.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThis Declaration commences on 1 August 2009.\n\n3 Repeal\n\nThe Quarantine (Declared Places — Yellow Fever) Declaration 2004 is repealed.\n\n4 Definition\n\nIn this Declaration:\n\n> Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.\n\n5 Declaration\n\nFor section 12 of the Act, a place mentioned in Schedule 1 is infected with yellow fever.\n\nSchedule 1 Declared places\n\n(section 5)\n\n    Angola\n    Argentina — Misiones Province\n    Benin\n    Bolivia\n    Brazil\n    Burkina Faso\n    Burundi\n    Cameroon\n    Central African Republic\n    Chad\n    Colombia\n    Congo, Democratic Republic of the\n    Congo, Republic of the\n    Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)\n    Ecuador (excluding the Galápagos Islands)\n    Equatorial Guinea\n    Ethiopia\n    French Guiana\n    Gabon\n    Gambia\n    Ghana\n    Guinea\n    Guinea‑Bissau\n    Guyana\n    Kenya\n    Liberia\n    Mali\n    Mauritania\n    Niger\n    Nigeria\n    Panama\n    Paraguay\n    Peru\n    Rwanda\n    Sao Tome and Principe\n    Senegal\n    Sierra Leone\n    Somalia\n    Sudan\n    Suriname\n    Tanzania\n    Togo\n    Trinidad and Tobago\n    Uganda\n    Venezuela\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1862},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This declaration maintains its original purpose of designating specific geographical areas as infected with yellow fever for quarantine control. While it replaces the 2004 declaration and updates the country list (for example, adding specific exclusions like the Galápagos Islands), it does not expand beyond the scope of section 12 of the Quarantine Act 1908."},"complexity_factors":["Only one defined term in the entire instrument ('Act')","Five short sections with no conditional logic or exceptions","Straightforward schedule listing 47 countries/regions","Minimal cross-referencing (only refers to section 12 of the parent Act)","No subordinate legislation or regulatory mechanisms embedded"],"plain_english_summary":"This declaration is Australia's official **yellow fever watch list**. It names 47 countries and territories (mainly in Africa and South America) where yellow fever is considered to exist—known legally as \"declared places.\"\n\n**What it means for travelers:**\nUnder the *Quarantine Act 1908*, anyone arriving from one of these places can be required to show proof of yellow fever vaccination. If you can't prove you're vaccinated, you may be placed in **quarantine** (isolated under health supervision) until authorities confirm you aren't infected.\n\n**Who is affected:**\nTravelers arriving from listed nations including Angola, Brazil, Peru, and specific regions like Misiones Province in Argentina.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nYellow fever is a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease. This list gives Australian border officers the power to screen high-risk arrivals and prevent the disease from establishing in Australia. The 2009 declaration simply updates and replaces an earlier 2004 version."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009","history":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/quarantine-declared-places-yellow-fever-declaration-2009/documents"}}