Biosecurity (Negative Pratique) Instrument 2016
5Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels and requirements that must be complied with for pratique to be granted
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5 Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels and requirements that must be complied with for pratique to be granted
(1) The classes of incoming aircraft or vessels in relation to which pratique is to be granted by a biosecurity officer are specified in column 1 in the following table.
Note: Certain incoming aircraft and vessels are exempt from the pratique requirements in sections 48 and 49 of the Act (see section 6 of the Biosecurity (Human Health) Regulation 2016).
(2) The requirements with which an incoming aircraft or vessel, in a class specified in an item in column 1 in the following table, must comply, for pratique to be granted by a biosecurity officer, are the requirements specified in column 2 of that item.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="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>Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels and requirements that must be complied with for pratique to be granted</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.7%; 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:44.48%; 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><br><span>Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels</span></p></td><td style="width:47.84%; 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><br><span>Requirements that must be complied with</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:7.7%; 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:44.48%; 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>Aircraft in relation to which the prescribed disinsection measures were not taken, or will not have been taken, before the aircraft arrives at its first landing place in Australian territory (other than an aircraft in relation to which the prescribed disinsection measures are not required to be taken because of subsection</span><span> </span><span>7(3) of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Biosecurity (Human Health) Regulation</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2016</span><span>)</span></p></td><td style="width:47.84%; 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>The operator of the aircraft must, on arrival at the landing place, arrange for the prescribed disinsection measures for the aircraft to be carried out:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) in a manner, and at a time or within a period, approved by the Director of Human Biosecurity; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) under the supervision of a biosecurity officer</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.7%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:44.48%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>Aircraft or vessels in relation to which:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) a pre</span><span>‑</span><span>arrival report was given in accordance with Part</span><span> </span><span>1 of Chapter</span><span> </span><span>3 of the</span><span style="font-style:italic"> Biosecurity Regulation</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2016</span><span> that included details about an individual on board who:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) died during the flight or voyage; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) additional or corrected information that was given under section</span><span> </span><span>194 of the Act before the aircraft or vessel arrives at its first landing place or port in Australian territory included details about an individual on board who:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) died during the flight or voyage; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) a biosecurity officer has, before the aircraft or vessel arrives at its first landing place or port in Australian territory, notified, or attempted to notify, the person in charge that the biosecurity officer is aware, or suspects, that an individual on board:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(ii) has been exposed to a listed human disease; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(iii) died during the flight or voyage</span></p></td><td style="width:47.84%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span>The operator of the aircraft or vessel must:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) satisfy an assessing officer that the level of </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">human health risk associated with the aircraft or vessel is acceptable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if requested, orally or in writing, by an assessing officer for the purpose of assessing or managing the level of </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">human health risk associated with the aircraft or vessel:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) allow a thing mentioned in the request to be unloaded from or loaded onto the aircraft or vessel</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">(</span><span>ii</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">) </span><span>allow an assessing officer, or another person mentioned in the request, to disembark from or embark onto the aircraft or vessel</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:7.7%; 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>3</span></p></td><td style="width:44.48%; 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>Vessels that are:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) cruise vessels; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) non</span><span>‑</span><span>commercial vessels; or</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(c) vessels (other than non</span><span>‑</span><span>commercial vessels) in relation to which a pre</span><span>‑</span><span>arrival report was required to be given, but was not given, in accordance with Part</span><span> </span><span>1 of Chapter</span><span> </span><span>3 of the </span><span style="font-style:italic">Biosecurity Regulation</span><span style="font-style:italic"> </span><span style="font-style:italic">2016</span></p></td><td style="width:47.84%; 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 operator of the vessel must:</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(a) satisfy an assessing officer that the level of </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">human health risk associated with the </span><span>vessel </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">is acceptable; and</span></p><p class="Tablea"><span>(b) if requested, orally or in writing, by an assessing officer for the purpose of assessing or managing the level of </span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">human health risk associated with the </span><span>vessel</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">:</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span>(i) allow a thing mentioned in the request to be unloaded from or loaded onto the vessel</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">; or</span></p><p class="Tablei"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">(ii) </span><span>allow an assessing officer, or another person mentioned in the request, to disembark from or embark onto the vessel</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>