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Quarantine Act 1908
55APower to order goods into quarantine
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#### 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.