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BIOSECURITY REGULATION 2016 - REG 12

Notice of certain animals and eggs to be brought into Australian territory on an aircraft or vessel

Application

  (1)   This section makes provision in relation to a notice of any of the following goods (the goods ) that are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on an aircraft or vessel and unloaded at a landing place or port in Australian territory:

  (a)   cats;

  (b)   dogs;

  (c)   a consignment of ornamental fish;

  (d)   a consignment of lobsters;

  (e)   laboratory animals;

  (f)   zoo animals;

  (g)   animal reproductive material (other than frozen material);

  (h)   horses;

  (i)   asses, mules or hinnies;

  (j)   ruminants;

  (k)   a consignment of fertile eggs;

  (l)   a consignment of pigeons;

  (m)   a consignment of birds that:

  (i)   are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on a flight or voyage commencing in New Zealand; and

  (ii)   are intended to be kept in Australian territory as pets or for the purpose of breeding birds that are to be kept as pets;

  (n)   a consignment of bees.

Note 1:   This section applies in addition to section   11.

Note 2:   A notice referred to in section   13 may also be required to be given in relation to the goods.

Note 3:   A failure to give a notice containing the information referred to in this section in relation to the goods may contravene subsection   120(5) of the Act.

Note 4:   Notice is not required to be given in relation to certain kinds of goods (see section   16).

Who may give a notice

  (2)   Each of the following persons is prescribed for the purposes of subsection   120(2) of the Act in relation to the goods:

  (a)   the person who applied for the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

  (b)   each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory;

  (c)   each customs broker (if any) who arranged for the goods to be brought into Australian territory.

Information that must be included in notice

  (3)   The information in relation to the goods that must be included in the notice is the information prescribed in the following table that the person giving the notice is aware of or could reasonably be expected to be aware of.

 

Information that must be included in notice

Item

Column 1

Class of goods

Column 2

Information

1

Cats or dogs (other than cats or dogs covered by item   2, 3 or 6)

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) for the person giving the notice:

(i) an Australian telephone number on which the person may be contacted; or

(ii) if the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on a flight or voyage that commenced in New Zealand--an Australian or New Zealand phone number on which the person may be contacted;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the animals required by the approved form;

(h) the address in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be kept

2

Disability assistance dogs

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) for the person giving the notice:

(i) an Australian telephone number on which the person may be contacted; or

(ii) if the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on a flight or voyage that commenced in New Zealand--an Australian or New Zealand phone number on which the person may be contacted;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the animals required by the approved form;

(h) the address in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be kept;

(i) the name of the handler of the goods;

(j) if the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on an aircraft--whether the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory as manifest cargo or in the cabin of the aircraft;

(k) if the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory from a country other than New Zealand--the address in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be kept during the first 10 days after being unloaded from the aircraft or vessel

3

Working dogs that are owned by a Commonwealth body or the Australian Defence Force and that are in active service

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(e) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(f) the details about the animals required by the approved form;

(g) the name of the handler assigned to the goods

4

A consignment of ornamental fish (other than fish covered by item   6)

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of:

(i) each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory; and

(ii) the exporter;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the fish required by the approved form;

(h) the species of fish in the consignment;

(i) the number of fish and number of boxes in the consignment;

(j) the place of origin of the goods

5

A consignment of lobsters (other than lobsters covered by item   6)

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of the person giving the notice;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the consignment;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the lobsters required by the approved form;

(h) the number of lobsters in the consignment;

(i) the place of origin of the goods

6

Laboratory animals or zoo animals

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(e) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(f) the details about the animals required by the approved form

7

Animal reproductive material

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of the exporter of the goods;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the material required by the approved form;

(h) the place of origin of the goods;

(i) the name and contact details of the person nominated to attend when biosecurity risks associated with the goods will be assessed

8

Horses, asses, mules, hinnies or ruminants (other than animals covered by item   6)

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of the person giving the notice;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the animals required by the approved form;

(h) the place of origin of the goods;

(i) the name and contact details of the person intended to transport the goods from their final landing place or port to their final destination in Australian territory;

(j) in relation to a horse--the name of the head groom and any other groom or any vet travelling with the horse

9

A consignment of fertile eggs

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of the person giving the notice;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the eggs required by the approved form;

(h) the type of eggs in the consignment;

(i) the place of origin of the goods;

(j) the name and contact details of the person intended to transport the goods from their final landing place or port to their final destination in Australian territory

10

A consignment of pigeons (other than pigeons covered by item   6)

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of:

(i) each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory; and

(ii) the exporter;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the birds in the consignment required by the approved form;

(h) the place of origin, leg ring number and name of the owner of each bird in the consignment

11

A consignment of birds referred to in paragraph   (1)(m) of this section

All of the following:

(a) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory;

(b) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are intended to be brought;

(c) the estimated day and time of arrival of the goods at the place referred to in paragraph   (b);

(d) the name and contact details of:

(i) each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory; and

(ii) the exporter;

(e) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods;

(f) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(g) the details about the birds required by the approved form

12

A consignment of bees (other than bees covered by item   6)

All of the following:

(a) the name and contact details of each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory;

(b) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the consignment;

(c) the number of the permit authorising the goods to be brought or imported into Australian territory;

(d) the details about the bees required by the approved form;

(e) the number used by the Agriculture Department to identify the consignment;

(f) the number of queen bees (if any) in the consignment

Manner in which notice must be given

  (4)   The notice must be given in writing and may be given electronically.

Note:   The notice must be in a form or forms approved by the Director of Biosecurity (see paragraph   120(3)(d) of the Act).

Person to whom notice must be given

  (5)   The notice must be given to a biosecurity official or a customs officer.

  (6)   If the notice is given using an electronic system, the notice is taken to have been given to a biosecurity official or a customs officer.

When notice must be given

  (7)   The notice must be given no later than 3 business days before the day the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory is estimated to arrive at its first landing place or port in Australian territory.



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