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Biosecurity Act 2015
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101 Prevention from leaving Australian territory
(1) An officer of Customs may prevent an individual from boarding an outgoing passenger aircraft or vessel if:
(a) a traveller movement measure is in force in relation to the individual; and
(b) the individual would contravene the measure if the individual boarded the aircraft or vessel and left Australian territory.
Note: For the definition of officer of Customs, see section 9.
Use of force in detaining person
(2) An officer of Customs must not use more force, or subject the person to greater indignity, than is necessary and reasonable to prevent the individual from boarding the aircraft or vessel.
Division 4—Other provisions relating to human biosecurity control orders
Subdivision A—Consular assistance
102 Consular assistance
(1) This section sets out requirements that must be complied with if:
(a) either of the following events occurs:
(i) an officer requires an individual to remain at a place under section 68;
(ii) an officer includes an isolation measure in a human biosecurity control order, requiring an individual to remain isolated; and
(b) the individual is not an Australian citizen.
(2) As soon as practicable after the event referred to in paragraph (1)(a) occurs, the officer must do the following:
(a) inform the individual that he or she may request that the consular office of the following country be notified that the event has occurred:
(i) the country of which he or she is a citizen;
(ii) the country to which he or she claims a special connection;
(b) if the individual so requests—notify that consular office;
(c) inform the individual that he or she may communicate, or attempt to communicate, with that consular office;
(d) give the individual reasonable facilities to do so;
(e) forward any written communication from the individual to that consular office;
(f) allow the individual a reasonable time to communicate, or attempt to communicate, with that consular office.
Subdivision B—Detention