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Biosecurity Act 2015
238Aircraft must be brought to relevant biosecurity entry point (if any) at first point of entry
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238 Aircraft must be brought to relevant biosecurity entry point (if any) at first point of entry
(a) an aircraft that is subject to biosecurity control has landed at a first point of entry for the aircraft; and
(b) there is a biosecurity entry point for the aircraft at the first point of entry;
the aircraft must be brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
Note: Goods that are to be unloaded from the aircraft must generally be brought to a biosecurity entry point (if any) for the goods (see sections 147 and 148).
(b) the aircraft is subject to biosecurity control; and
(c) the aircraft has landed at a first point of entry for the aircraft; and
(d) there is a biosecurity entry point for the aircraft at the first point of entry; and
(e) the person does not ensure that the aircraft is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(3) The person in charge of an aircraft commits an offence if:
(d) the operator of the aircraft does not ensure that the aircraft is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(4) The operator of an aircraft commits an offence if:
(d) the person in charge of the aircraft does not ensure that the aircraft is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(5) The person in charge and the operator of an aircraft are each liable to a civil penalty if:
(d) the aircraft is not brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.