Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 59

                In this Division:

"infringement notice" means a notice under regulation 60.

"infringement notice offence" means:

                (a)    a contravention of subsection 70A (3) or (4) of the Act at a landing place, a section 20AA place or a first port of entry; or

               (b)    a contravention of subregulation 58 (1).

Note     For a list of landing places and first ports of entry, see Part 2 of each of the following:

(a)   Quarantine Proclamation 1998 ;

(b)   Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004 ;

(c)   Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004 .

"prescribed penalty" means:

                (a)    in relation to an infringement notice offence involving goods that:

                          (i)    are prohibited for importation into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands by a Proclamation under section 13 of the Act; and

                         (ii)    are subject to forfeiture under section 68 of the Act -- 2 penalty units; or

               (b)    in any other case -- 1 penalty unit.

"quarantine clearance area" means an area where functions under the Act or these Regulations are performed at a landing place, a section 20AA place or a first port of entry.

section 20AA place means a place specified in a notice given under section 20AA of the Act.