Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An overseas aircraft that arrives at a port in Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island, is taken to have been granted pratique at the time of its arrival.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not apply, and is taken never to have applied, if:
(a) the commander of the aircraft has, in accordance with section 22, notified a quarantine officer of the presence of a prescribed symptom, or the breaking out of a prescribed disease or an infectious disease, on board the aircraft; or
(b) the commander of the aircraft has given prescribed information, required by section 27B, to a quarantine officer; or
(c) the Director of Human Quarantine has given a direction, before the aircraft arrives, that pratique is not taken to have been granted under this section; or
(d) a quarantine officer (human quarantine) advises the commander of the aircraft, before or after the aircraft arrives, that he or she is not satisfied that the aircraft is free from infection.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2)(c), regulations may prescribe:
(a) the circumstances in which the Director of Human Quarantine may give a direction; and
(b) considerations the Director must take into account in giving a direction; and
(c) if paragraph (b) applies--whether the Director may take other considerations into account in giving the direction.
(4) Pratique has effect at the port where the overseas aircraft lands, for as long as the aircraft remains at the port.