Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

BIOSECURITY REGULATION 2016 - REG 47

Application

  (1)   This section makes provision in relation to a report under subsection   193(1) of the Act in relation to an aircraft.

Note 1:   A failure to give a report containing the information referred to in this section may contravene subsection   193(4) of the Act.

Note 2:   A report is not required to be given in relation to certain aircraft (see section   50).

Information that must be included in report--general

  (2)   The information in relation to the aircraft that must be included in the report is as follows:

  (a)   details of any person on board the aircraft who has, or had, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease during the flight;

  (b)   details of any person on board the aircraft who died during the flight;

  (c)   if there are animals or plants (or both) in the cabin of the aircraft--that fact;

  (d)   if any animal in the cabin of the aircraft died during the flight--that fact;

  (e)   if the aircraft is an incoming aircraft and the prescribed disinsection measures for the aircraft have not been taken, or will not have been taken, before the aircraft arrives at its first landing place in Australian territory--that fact.

Information that must be included in report--aircraft on non - scheduled flight

  (3)   If it is intended that the aircraft enter, or the aircraft enters, Australian territory on a non - scheduled flight, the information in relation to the aircraft that must be included in a report (in addition to the information required by subsection   (2)) is as follows:

  (a)   information identifying the aircraft;

  (b)   the intended first landing place of the aircraft in Australian territory;

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

  (d)   the name and contact details of:

  (i)   the operator of the aircraft; and

  (ii)   if the operator is not the owner of the aircraft--the owner of the aircraft;

  (e)   details about any animals or plants in the cabin of the aircraft.

Manner in which report must be given

  (4)   The report must be given orally or in writing (including electronically).

Note:   The report must be in a form or forms approved by the Director of Biosecurity (see paragraph   193(2)(d) of the Act).

Person to whom report must be given

  (5)   The report must be given to a biosecurity official.

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

When report must be given

  (7)   The report must be given:

  (a)   at the earlier of:

  (i)   as close to the top of descent as is operationally practicable before the aircraft is estimated to arrive at its first landing place in Australian territory; and

  (ii)   30 minutes before the aircraft is estimated to come to a standstill after arriving at its first landing place in Australian territory; or

  (b)   at the time specified by a biosecurity official.