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QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 129 - REG 59

Definitions for Division 2
In this Division:

"infringement notice" means a notice under regulation 60.

"infringement notice offence" means:

(a)
a contravention, by a person who travelled to Australia or the Cocos Islands on an overseas vessel, 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, see sections 9 and 17 of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998 . For a list of first ports of entry, see sections 8, 9, 16 and 17 of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998 .

"prescribed penalty" means:

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

(i)
are prohibited for importation into Australia 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 — 1 penalty unit; or
(b)
in any other case — half a 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.



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