6Individuals who have died in transit or on arrival

6 Individuals who have died in transit or on arrival

For subsection 112(1) of the Act, the following table specifies requirements for classes of persons who bring into Australian territory, or who manage, the bodies of deceased individuals who die: (a) in transit before arriving in Australian territory; or (b) on arrival in Australian territory.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:404.8pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Requirements for individuals who have died in transit or on arrival</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Item</span></p></td><td style="width:109.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 1</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Classes of persons</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="TableHeading"><span>Column 2</span></p><p class="TableHeading"><span>Requirements</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:109.2pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Biosecurity officers</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tablea"><span>The biosecurity officer must:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) identify any risk of a listed human disease entering, or emerging, establishing itself, or spreading in, Australian territory or a part of Australian territory as a result of the body of a deceased individual being brought into Australian territory; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) inform a human biosecurity official of any identified risk of a listed human disease entering, or emerging, establishing itself, or spreading in, Australian territory or a part of Australian territory as a result of the body being brought into Australian territory; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) follow infection control procedures, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(d) take any other measures a human biosecurity official is satisfied are appropriate to prevent, or reduce the risk of, a listed human disease entering, or emerging, establishing itself, or spreading in, Australian territory or a part of Australian territory as a result of the body being brought into Australian territory</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:109.2pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Persons other than biosecurity officers</span></p></td><td style="width:249.1pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The person must:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) identify any risk of a listed human disease entering, or emerging, establishing itself, or spreading in, Australian territory or a part of Australian territory as a result of the body of a deceased individual being brought into Australian territory; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) follow infection control procedures, including appropriate use of personal protective equipment; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) take any other measures a human biosecurity official is satisfied are appropriate to prevent, or reduce the risk of, a listed human disease entering, or emerging, establishing itself, or spreading in, Australian territory or a part of Australian territory as a result of the body being brought into Australian territory</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>