Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 22

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Quarantine Act 1908.

Dated 14 February 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WARREN TRUSS

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Quarantine Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Regulation 59, definition of prescribed penalty

substitute

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 — 2 penalty units; or

• (b)

  in any other case — 1 penalty unit.

[2]Schedule 1

after

Crimes Act 1914

insert

Criminal Code

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 129, as amended by 2001 No. 154.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette