Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

QUARANTINE ACT 1908 - SECT 78

                   The master of a vessel is guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  the master knows that a quarantinable disease or quarantinable pest exists on the vessel; and

                     (b)  the master causes or permits the vessel to enter a port other than a port declared to be a first port of entry.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years.

Note:          The master will not be guilty of an offence if the entry of the vessel to the port was due to circumstances of sudden or extraordinary emergency (see section 10.3 of the Criminal Code ).