Quarantine Act 1908
64BTraveller definitions
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64B Traveller definitions
Travellers (1) For the purposes of this Act, a person is a traveller if: (a) the person has entered Australia while undertaking a voyage from another country; and (b) none of the following applies: (i) subject to subsection (2), the person has been immigration cleared (within the meaning of subsection 172(1) of the Migration Act 1958); (ii) the person has been detained under section 189 of that Act; (iii) the person has left Australia; (iv) the person is prescribed by the regulations.
Note: The regulations may prescribe the person by reference to a class of persons (see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003).
(2) Subparagraph (1)(b)(i) does not apply in relation to a person who has been immigration cleared (within the meaning of subsection 172(1) of the Migration Act 1958) if: (a) before the person was immigration cleared, the person was notified that he or she would be required to submit to the provision of a prescribed health measure as soon as practicable after being immigration cleared; and (b) the person submits to the provision of the prescribed health measure as soon as practicable after being immigration cleared; and (c) the provision of the prescribed health measure is not yet complete. Temporary residence and permanent residence (3) For the purposes of the International Health Regulations and this Act, a traveller is seeking temporary residence or permanent residence in Australia unless: (a) the traveller is an Australian citizen under the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or (b) the traveller is in Australia for transit purposes only; or (c) the traveller is prescribed by the regulations.
Note: The regulations may prescribe the traveller by reference to a class of travellers (see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003).
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), a traveller is in Australia for transit purposes only if the traveller: (a) is not required to comply with section 166 of the Migration Act 1958 (immigration clearance); and (b) holds: (i) a confirmed onward booking to leave Australia to travel to another country within 8 hours of arrival; and (ii) documentation necessary to enter the country of his or her destination; and (c) is not prescribed by the regulations.
Note: The regulations may prescribe the traveller by reference to a class of travellers (see subsection 13(3) of the Legislation Act 2003).