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Biosecurity Act 2015
246Vessel must be brought to relevant biosecurity entry point (if any) at first point of entry
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246 Vessel must be brought to relevant biosecurity entry point (if any) at first point of entry
(a) a vessel that is subject to biosecurity control has been moored at a first point of entry for the vessel; and
(b) there is a biosecurity entry point for the vessel at the first point of entry;
the vessel must be brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
Note: Goods that are to be unloaded from the vessel must generally be brought to a biosecurity entry point (if any) for the goods (see sections 147 and 148).
(b) the vessel is subject to biosecurity control; and
(c) the vessel has been moored at a first point of entry for the vessel; and
(d) there is a biosecurity entry point for the vessel at the first point of entry; and
(e) the person does not ensure that the vessel is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(3) The person in charge of a vessel commits an offence if:
(d) the operator of the vessel does not ensure that the vessel is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(4) The operator of a vessel commits an offence if:
(d) the person in charge of the vessel does not ensure that the vessel is brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.
(5) The person in charge and the operator of a vessel are each liable to a civil penalty if:
(d) the vessel is not brought to that biosecurity entry point as soon as practicable.