78AATreatment of vessel or installation subject to quarantine

78AA Treatment of vessel or installation subject to quarantine

(1) If: (a) a vessel or installation is subject to quarantine; or (b) a person who is subject to quarantine is on board a vessel or installation; a quarantine officer may give to the master of the vessel or installation a direction requiring a specified process to be carried out in respect of the vessel or installation in the manner specified in the direction. (2) Without limiting subsection (1): (a) the process that may be specified in a direction under that subsection includes: (i) subjecting the vessel or installation to specified treatment; and (ii) storing, discharging, removing, treating or disposing of refuse, organic waste, dunnage, sweepings from the hold or ballast water; and (iii) keeping food in a hygienic condition; and (iv) treating any thing on the vessel or installation; and (v) moving any people on the vessel or installation to a different part of the vessel or installation or causing them to disembark; and (vi) embarking people on to the vessel or installation; and (vii) moving or securing any goods on the vessel or installation or causing them to be unloaded; and (viii) loading goods on to the vessel or installation; and (ix) producing samples of, or exchanging or treating, ballast water in the vessel; and (b) the direction may specify where the specified process is to be carried out. (3) A person is guilty of an offence if: (a) a direction is given to the person under subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.