4Purpose and application of this instrument

4 Purpose and application of this instrument

(1) For subsection 174(1) of the Act, this instrument provides that specified classes of goods must not be brought or imported into Christmas Island unless specified conditions are complied with.

Note: Goods included in a class of goods specified in Part 2 are conditionally non‑prohibited goods for the purposes of the Act.

(2) This instrument applies in relation to goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into Christmas Island, whether or not the goods are, or are intended to be, brought or imported from outside Australian territory or from another part of Australian territory.

Note 1: Section 174 of the Act applies in relation to the movement of goods to Christmas Island from another part of Australian territory. See items 1 and 6 of the table in section 5 of the Biosecurity (Movements between Parts of Australian Territory) Declaration 2016 (made under subsection 618(2) of the Act) and sections 619 and 620 of the Act.

Note 2: A reference to Australian territory includes Norfolk Island on and after 1 July 2016.

Note 3: The Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods) Determination 2016 deals with goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into a part of Australian territory other than Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Norfolk Island.

Note 4: The Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Cocos (Keeling) Islands) Determination 2016 deals with goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Note 5: The Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Norfolk Island) Determination 2016 deals with goods that are, or are intended to be, brought or imported into Norfolk Island on or after 1 July 2016.

Note 6: The Biosecurity (Prohibited and Conditionally Non‑prohibited Goods—Torres Strait) Determination 2016 deals with goods that are, or are intended to be, moved from the protected zone area, or the Torres Strait permanent biosecurity monitoring zone, to another part of Australian territory.