QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 129

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QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 129 - REG 4

Definitions

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Act" means the Quarantine Act 1908 .

"AQIS" means the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in the Department.

"container" has the meaning given by the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 signed in Geneva on 2 December 1972 as affected by any amendment of the Convention that is in force on 23 June 2000.

"Customs" has the meaning given by the Customs Act 1901 .

"Customs import entry" means a communication to Customs that is mentioned in section 71A of the Customs Act 1901 .

"deratting", of a vessel or installation, means keeping the vessel or installation free of rats.

"Deratting Certificate" has the meaning given by Article 53 of the International Health Regulations.

"Deratting Exemption Certificate" has the meaning given by Article 53 of the International Health Regulations.

"disinsection" means a treatment to destroy insects.

"estimated time" means:

(a): for the arrival of a vessel or installation at a place — the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time when the vessel or installation will reach, or land at, the place; and
(b): for the departure of a vessel or installation from a place — the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time when the vessel or installation will leave the place.

"health administration" has the meaning given by the International Health Regulations.

"hull proper", of a vessel (other than an aircraft), means its overall length measured from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the hull structural material, excluding anything mounted on the hull.

"identifying number" includes an alphanumeric code.

"illness" means a disease produced by the action of a micro-organism on the human body.

"international certificate" means an international certificate of vaccination or revaccination against yellow fever that:

(a): is issued for the person under Article 79 of the International Health Regulations; and
(b): certifies that, on a date stated in the certificate, the person to whom the certificate applies was vaccinated or revaccinated against yellow fever.

"International Code of Signals" means the International Code of Signals adopted by the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization and published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in 1995, as amended and in force on 23 June 2000 .

"International Health Regulations" means the third edition of the International Health Regulations published by the World Health Organization, as amended and in force on 23 June 2000.

"medical practitioner" means a person registered as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration of medical practitioners.

"non-scheduled flight", of an aircraft, has the meaning given by the Air Navigation Act 1920 .

"stores "means goods for the use of persons on board a vessel or installation or for the service of a vessel or installation.

"waste" includes:

(a): material used to pack or stabilise cargo; and
(b): galley and food waste; and
(c): human, animal or plant waste; and
(d): refuse or sweepings from the holds or decks of a vessel or installation.

"World Health Organization" has the meaning given by the World Health Organization Act 1947 .

"yellow fever proclaimed place" has the meaning given by regulation 32.

Note A number of expressions used in these Regulations are defined in the Act, including:
* aircraft * Animal * animals, plants or other goods * Australia * Australian waters * ballast water * Cocos Islands * commander * Commonwealth * compliance agreement * Director of Quarantine * discharge * disease * document	* Examine * exposed * First port of entry * give * goods * grant * Imported * Installation * Landing place * Master * Officer * officer of Customs * operator * overseas aircraft * Overseas installation
* overseas vessel * Package * Pest * Plant * police officer * port * premises * proclaimed place * Protected Zone	* quarantinable disease * quarantinable pest * Quarantine area * Quarantine officer * Special Quarantine Zone * Thing * Treatment * Vessel * Voyage.

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