4Screening

4 Screening

(1) This section applies to an individual who is leaving Australian territory on an aircraft if: (a) the individual is bound for any of the following countries: (i) Cook Islands; (ii) Fiji; (iia) Nauru; (iii) New Caledonia; (iv) Papua New Guinea; (v) Samoa; (vi) Solomon Islands; (vii) Timor‑Leste; (viii) Tonga; (ix) Vanuatu; and (b) the aircraft is departing from any of the following landing places: (i) Brisbane International Airport; (ii) Cairns International Airport; (iii) Darwin International Airport; (iv) Gold Coast International Airport; (v) Melbourne International Airport; (vi) Sydney International Airport. (2) The individual must be screened by a biosecurity officer or a human biosecurity officer (whether by equipment or by being required to answer questions or provide information in writing) for the purpose of establishing whether the individual may be, or may have been, infected with human coronavirus with pandemic potential.

Note: An individual who fails to comply with this requirement may contravene a civil penalty provision (see section 46 of the Biosecurity Act 2015).

(3) The requirement in subsection (2) applies at the landing places mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).