Quarantine Regulations 2000

Part 1—Preliminary

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Quarantine Regulations 2000.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on 23 June 2000.

3 Application

(1) Unless the contrary intention appears, these Regulations apply in, and relate to, Australia, Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.

Note: Under subsection 87(1A) of the Act, the Regulations may apply in, or relate to, Australia, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island only. This subregulation makes it clear that these Regulations apply in, and relate to, Australia, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island.

(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, references in these Regulations to Australia do not include the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island.

Note: The definition of Australia in the Act includes the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, see subsection 5(1) of the Act.

4 Definitions

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Quarantine Act 1908.

AQIS means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in the Department.

container, except in regulations 10 and 18, has the meaning given by the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972, signed in Geneva on 2 December 1972 as affected by any amendment of the Convention that is in force on 23 June 2000.

control measures means measures to prevent the spread of disease.

customs import entry means a communication, mentioned in section 71A of the Customs Act 1901, to the Department administered by the Minister administering Part XII of that Act.

disinsection means a treatment to destroy insects.

estimated time means:

(a) for the arrival of a vessel or installation at a place—the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time when the vessel or installation will reach, or land at, the place; and
(b) for the departure of a vessel or installation from a place—the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time when the vessel or installation will leave the place.

first port of entry includes first Cocos Islands port of entry and first Christmas Island port of entry.

health administration has the meaning given by the International Health Regulations (1969).

hull proper, of a vessel (other than an aircraft), means its overall length measured from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the hull structural material, excluding anything mounted on the hull.

identifying number includes an alphanumeric code.

illness means a disease produced by the action of a micro‑organism on the human body.

IMO Guidelines means the Guidelines for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water to Minimise the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens adopted by resolution of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation on 27 November 1997.

Note: The IMO Guidelines are available for purchase from the International Maritime Organisation at http://www.imo.org/HOME.html.

international certificate means an international certificate of vaccination or revaccination against yellow fever that:

(a) is issued for the person under Article 79 of the International Health Regulations (1969); and
(b) certifies that, on a date stated in the certificate, the person to whom the certificate applies was vaccinated or revaccinated against yellow fever.

International Code of Signals means the International Code of Signals adopted by the Inter‑Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization and published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in 1995, as amended and in force on 23 June 2000.

International Health Regulations (1969) means the third annotated edition of the International Health Regulations (1969) published by the World Health Organization, as existing on 14 June 2007.

Note: The International Health Regulations (1969) are available on the Internet—see http://www.who.int/en/.

International Health Regulations (2005) means the International Health Regulations (2005) published by the World Health Organization, as existing on 15 June 2007.

Note: The International Health Regulations (2005) are available on the Internet—see http://www.who.int/en/.

medical practitioner means a person registered as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration of medical practitioners.

non‑scheduled flight, of an aircraft, has the meaning given by the Air Navigation Act 1920.

overseas ship means an overseas vessel other than an aircraft.

relevant period, for a current voyage, means:

(a) if the voyage is for a period of less than 21 days—the period of the voyage; or
(b) if the voyage is for a period of 21 days or more—the period starting 21 days before the day the vessel arrived in Australia.

Russian Far East Port means a port that is located:

(a) between the parallels of latitude 40N and 60N; and
(b) west of the meridian of longitude 147E.

ship sanitation certificate means:

(a) a Ship Sanitation Control Certificate; or
(b) a Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate.

Ship Sanitation Control Certificate means a certificate issued under:

(a) regulation 30C; or
(b) a law of a foreign country in accordance with Article 39 of the International Health Regulations (2005).

Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate means a certificate issued under:

(a) regulation 30B; or
(b) a law of a foreign country in accordance with Article 39 of the International Health Regulations (2005).

stores means goods for the use of persons on board a vessel or installation or for the service of a vessel or installation.

symptoms of an illness includes the following:

(a) bleeding (whether it is from an orifice or the skin);
(b) coughing or difficulty breathing;
(c) fever;
(d) glandular swelling;
(e) inability to move about, or disembark from, a vessel or installation without assistance;
(f) loss of consciousness;
(g) non‑itchy skin rash;
(h) profuse diarrhoea;
(i) severe vomiting.

waste includes:

(a) material used to pack or stabilise cargo; and
(b) galley and food waste; and
(c) human, animal or plant waste; and
(d) refuse or sweepings from the holds or decks of a vessel or installation.

World Health Organization has the meaning given by the World Health Organization Act 1947.

yellow fever declared place has the meaning given by regulation 32.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="notetext"><span>Note:</span><span style="width:22.55pt; text-indent:0pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span>A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act, including:</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:54.7%; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">aircraft</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Animal</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; 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margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Christmas Island</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Cocos Islands</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">commander</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Commonwealth</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">compliance agreement</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">declared place</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Director of Quarantine</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">discharge</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">disease</span></li></ul><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.58pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.32pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">document</span></li></ul><ul style="margin:0pt; padding-left:0pt"><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Examine</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:61.73pt; text-align:left; line-height:normal; padding-left:9.17pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">exposed</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; 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line-height:normal; padding-left:12.57pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">quarantinable disease</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:45.78pt; text-align:left; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; padding-left:12.57pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">quarantinable pest</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:45.78pt; text-align:left; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; padding-left:12.57pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Quarantine area</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; margin-left:45.78pt; text-align:left; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; padding-left:12.57pt; font-family:serif; font-size:8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-size:10pt">Quarantine officer</span></li><li class="Notebox" style="margin-top:1pt; 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5 Persons on vessels include master and crew

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to a person who is or was on board a vessel or installation, or who travels on a vessel or installation, includes the master and the crew members of the vessel or installation.