Quarantine Act 1908
18Persons and goods subject to quarantine
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18 Persons and goods subject to quarantine
(1) The following persons shall be subject to quarantine: (a) every person who is on board a vessel subject to quarantine, or who has been on board the vessel (being an overseas vessel) since: (i) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in Australia from a place outside Australia—its arrival in Australia; or (ii) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in the Cocos Islands from a place outside the Cocos Islands—its arrival in the Cocos Islands; or (iii) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in Christmas Island from a place outside Christmas Island—its arrival in Christmas Island; (aa) every person who is on board an Australian vessel, a Cocos Islands vessel, or a Christmas Island vessel, subject to quarantine, or who has been on board the vessel since its arrival at the port (if any) at which it is subject to quarantine; (ab) every person who is on board an installation subject to quarantine; (b) every person infected with a quarantinable disease or quarantinable pest; (ba) every person who a quarantine officer reasonably suspects is infected with a quarantinable disease or quarantinable pest; (c) every person who has been in contact with or exposed to, infection from any person or goods subject to quarantine; (d) every person who is, or has been within a period of 21 days, in an area which is a quarantine area; (e) every person who enters Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island unlawfully; (f) every person who is ordered into quarantine by a quarantine officer. (2) The following goods shall be subject to quarantine: (a) all goods which are on board an overseas vessel, or which have been on board the vessel since: (i) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in Australia from a place outside Australia—its arrival in Australia; or (ii) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in the Cocos Islands from a place outside the Cocos Islands—its arrival in the Cocos Islands; or (iii) in the case of a vessel that has arrived in Christmas Island from a place outside Christmas Island—its arrival in Christmas Island; (aa) all goods which are on board an Australian vessel, a Cocos Islands vessel, or a Christmas Island vessel, subject to quarantine, or which have been on board the vessel since its arrival at the port (if any) at which it is subject to quarantine; (ab) all goods which are on board an installation subject to quarantine; (b) all goods infected with a quarantinable disease or quarantinable pest; (ba) all quarantinable pests and quarantinable diseases; (c) all goods which have been in contact with or exposed to infection from a quarantinable disease or quarantinable pest or from any person or goods subject to quarantine; (d) all animals which are on board an Australian resources installation or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of being attached to the Australian seabed, being animals which arrived at the installation otherwise than on board a vessel; (e) all animals which are on board an Australian sea installation or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of being installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, being animals which arrived at the installation otherwise than on board a vessel; (f) any goods that are ordered into quarantine by a quarantine officer.