Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

QUARANTINE ACT 1908 - SECT 78AA

             (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.