Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2) (Cth)

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Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2)1

Statutory Rules 2004 No. 3602

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, 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 16 December 2004

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

WARREN TRUSS

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry


  1. Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Quarantine Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 2).

  1. Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 January 2005.

  1. Amendment of Quarantine Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Quarantine Regulations 2000.


Schedule 1          Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 3.3

substitute

3.3      These are the only set of Regulations now in force. The Quarantine (General) Regulations 1956, the Quarantine (Animals) Regulations, the Quarantine (Plants) Regulations and the Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Regulations 1982 have been repealed. For the application of these Regulations to the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Territory of Christmas Island and other external Territories, see paragraph 4 below.

[2]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 3.4

substitute

3.4      There are 3 Quarantine Proclamations (the Proclamations) now in force, and each has its own Reader’s Guide. The Proclamations are:

(a)       the Quarantine Proclamation 1998; and

(b)       the Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004; and

(c)       the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[3]          Reader’s Guide, paragraphs 3.5 and 3.6

omit each mention of

Proclamation

insert

Proclamations

[4]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.1

omit each mention of

Cocos Islands.

insert

Cocos Islands and to Christmas Island.

[5]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.1

after

Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

insert

Christmas Island is defined in section 5 of the Act to mean the Territory of Christmas Island.

[6]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.2

omit

[7]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.4

omit

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Insert

  • Christmas Island

  • Cocos Islands

[8]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.4

omit

  • Christmas Island

[9]          Reader’s Guide, paragraph 4.5

omit

Islands,

insert

Islands or Christmas Island,

[10]        Reader’s Guide, paragraph 5.1

omit

Proclamation,

insert

Proclamations,

[11]        Reader’s Guide, paragraph 7.2

omit

  • Part 3 — Persons travelling to Australia or the Cocos Islands

insert

  • Part 3 — Persons travelling to Australia, the Cocos Islands or Christmas Island

[12]        Reader’s Guide, paragraph 7.5

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[13]        Reader’s Guide, paragraphs 7.9 and 8.2

omit each mention of

Proclamation

insert

Proclamations

[14]        Subregulation 3 (1)

omit

both Australia and the Cocos Islands.

insert

Australia, Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.

[15]        Subregulation 3 (1), note

substitute

Note   Under subsection 87 (1A) of the Act, the Regulations may apply in, or relate to, Australia, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island only. This subregulation makes it clear that these Regulations apply in, and relate to, Australia, the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island.

[16]        Subregulation 3 (2)

omit

Islands.

insert

Islands or Christmas Island.

[17]        Regulation 4, definition of first port of entry

substitute

first port of entry includes first Cocos Islands port of entry and first Christmas Island port of entry.

[18]        Regulation 4, note

after

  • ballast water

insert

  • Christmas Island

[19]        Regulation 4, note

after

  • exposed

insert

  • First Christmas Island port of entry

[20]        Subregulation 10 (1), table, items 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B and 21

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[21]        Subregulation 10 (1), table, items 21A, 21B, 21D and 21E

after each mention of

Australia,

insert

Christmas Island, or

[22]        Subregulation 10 (1), table, item 22

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[23]        Regulation 12, table, item 1

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[24]        Subregulation 13 (1), note

substitute

Note    For a list of landing places and first ports of entry, see Part 2 of each of the following:

(a)Quarantine Proclamation 1998;

(b)Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004;

(c)Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[25]        Paragraph 15 (2) (b)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[26]        Paragraph 16 (1) (b)

substitute

(b)is to be imported:

(i)into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands; or

(ii)from Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands into Australia; or

(iii)from Australia or the Cocos Islands into Christmas Island; or

(iv)from Australia or Christmas Island into the Cocos Islands.

[27]        Paragraph 17 (1) (b)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[28]        Regulation 18, table, items 4, 5, 6, 6A, 6B, 10 and 27

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[29]        Regulation 18, table, items 27A, 27D and 27E

after each mention of

Australia,

insert

Christmas Island, or

[30]        Regulation 18, table, item 28

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[31]        Subregulation 19 (1)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[32]        Paragraph 19 (2) (b)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[33]        Regulation 22

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[34]        Subregulation 22A (1)

after

Australia,

insert

Christmas Island, or

[35]        Paragraph 25 (1) (a)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[36]        Regulation 26

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[37]        Subregulations 27 (1), 28 (1) and 30 (1)

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[38]        Part 3, heading

substitute

Part 3  Persons travelling to Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands

[39]        Subregulations 31 (1) and (3)

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[40]        Regulation 32, note

substitute

Note    Yellow fever is declared to be a quarantinable disease under:

(a)section 21 of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998; and

(b)section 11 of the Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004; and

(c)section 11 of the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[41]        Regulations 33 and 34

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[42]        Subregulations 35 (1) and (3)

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[43]        Subparagraph 35 (4) (a) (i)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[44]        Paragraph 38 (b)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[45]        Paragraph 39A (k)

omit

Australia;

insert

Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands;

[46]        Subregulation 42 (3), note 1

substitute

Note 1   Cholera, plague, rabies, SARS, smallpox, viral haemorrhagic fevers and yellow fever are declared to be quarantinable diseases under:

(a)section 21 of the Quarantine Proclamation 1998; and

(b)section 11 of the Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004; and

(c)section 11 of the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[47]        Regulation 48

substitute

  1. Definitions for Part 5

In this Part:

goods imported into Australia includes goods imported into Australia from the Cocos Islands or from Christmas Island.

goods imported into Christmas Island includes goods imported into Christmas Island from Australia or from the Cocos Islands.

goods imported into the Cocos Islands includes goods imported into the Cocos Islands from Australia or from Christmas Island.

[48]        Regulation 49, including the note

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[49]        Subregulation 50 (2), table, items 6 and 7

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[50]        Subregulation 51 (1)

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[51]        Subregulation 51 (2), table, items 3, 4 and 5

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[52]        Regulation 52

omit

[53]        Regulation 53

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[54]        Regulation 54, heading

substitute

  1. Certain manifests taken to constitute notice of importation into Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands

[55]        Paragraph 54 (1) (b)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[56]        Regulation 55, heading

substitute

  1. Certain manifests taken to constitute notice of importation into Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands

[57]        Paragraphs 55 (1) (a) and (b)

after each mention of

imported into

insert

Christmas Island or

[58]        Paragraph 55 (2) (a)

after

quarantine officer in

insert

Christmas Island or

[59]        Subregulation 58 (3), definition of Incoming Passenger Card

before

by

insert

for Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands,

[60]        Subregulation 58 (3), definition of Master and Crew Declaration Card

before

by

insert

for Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands,

[61]        Regulation 59, definition of infringement notice offence, note

substitute

Note    For a list of landing places and first ports of entry, see Part 2 of each of the following:

(a)Quarantine Proclamation 1998;

(b)Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004;

(c)Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[62]        Regulation 59, definition of prescribed penalty, subparagraph (a) (i)

after

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[63]        Paragraphs 61 (a) and 63 (1) (d)

after each mention of

Australia

insert

, Christmas Island

[64]        Part 7, Division 1, heading

substitute

Division 1               Permits required under a Quarantine Proclamation

[65]        Before regulation 70

insert

69ADefinitions

In this Division:

Quarantine Proclamation means:

(a)    the Quarantine Proclamation 1998; or

(b)    the Quarantine (Cocos Islands) Proclamation 2004; or

(c)    the Quarantine (Christmas Island) Proclamation 2004.

[66]        Subregulation 70 (1)

omit

the Quarantine Proclamation 1998

insert

a Quarantine Proclamation

[67]        Regulation 71

omit

the Quarantine Proclamation 1998,

insert

a Quarantine Proclamation,

[68]        Subregulation 78 (1)

after

Northern Territory

insert

, Christmas Island

Notes

  1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 129, as amended by 2001 No. 154; 2002 Nos. 2, 60 and 285; 2003 Nos. 36 and 335; 2004 No. 40.

  1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 December 2004.


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