Quarantine Act 1908
5BWhen person or thing is taken to have been exposed to another person or thing
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5B When person or thing is taken to have been exposed to another person or thing
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person or thing is taken to have been exposed to another person or to a thing if the first‑mentioned person or thing has been, or is likely to have been: (a) in physical contact with; or (b) in close proximity to; or (c) exposed to contamination, infestation or infection from; the other person or thing or a person or thing to which the other person or thing is taken by this subsection to have been exposed. (2) In this section:
thing includes any vessel, installation, premises, vehicle or goods.