55APower to order goods into quarantine

55A Power to order goods into quarantine

(1) A quarantine officer may: (a) examine any goods to which this section applies; and (b) order into quarantine any of the goods that, in the officer’s opinion: (i) are, or are likely to be, infected with a disease or pest; or (ii) contain, or appear to contain, any disease or pest; or (iii) have been exposed to infection from a disease or pest. (2) This section applies to: (a) imported animals and plants, whether subject to quarantine or otherwise; (aa) other imported goods, whether subject to quarantine or otherwise; and (b) any other goods that have been or are, or that an officer has reasonable cause to believe have been or are, on board any of the following: (i) an overseas vessel; (ia) a vessel that travels to a place in Australia from or through a place in the Protected Zone; (ib) a vessel that travels to a place in Australia from or through a Special Quarantine Zone in respect of Australia; (ic) a vessel that travels to a place in the Cocos Islands from or through a Special Quarantine Zone in respect of the Cocos Islands; (id) a vessel that travels to a place in Christmas Island from or through a Special Quarantine Zone in respect of Christmas Island; (ii) an overseas installation; (iii) an Australian vessel subject to quarantine; (iv) a Cocos Islands vessel subject to quarantine; (iva) a Christmas Island vessel subject to quarantine; (v) an Australian resources installation, or a resources installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming attached to the Australian seabed, subject to quarantine; (vi) an Australian sea installation, or a sea installation that is in Australian waters for the purpose of becoming installed in an adjacent area or in a coastal area, subject to quarantine.