Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00585:clause:1_78aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00585
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 78AA
Character Range: 191708–193320

78AA  Treatment of vessel or installation subject to quarantine

 (1) If:
 (a) a vessel or installation is subject to quarantine; or
 (b) a person who is subject to quarantine is on board a vessel or installation;
a quarantine officer may give to the master of the vessel or installation a direction requiring a specified process to be carried out in respect of the vessel or installation in the manner specified in the direction.

 (2) Without limiting subsection (1):
 (a) the process that may be specified in a direction under that subsection includes:
 (i) subjecting the vessel or installation to specified treatment; and
 (ii) storing, discharging, removing, treating or disposing of refuse, organic waste, dunnage, sweepings from the hold or ballast water; and
 (iii) keeping food in a hygienic condition; and
 (iv) treating any thing on the vessel or installation; and
 (v) moving any people on the vessel or installation to a different part of the vessel or installation or causing them to disembark; and
 (vi) embarking people on to the vessel or installation; and
 (vii) moving or securing any goods on the vessel or installation or causing them to be unloaded; and
 (viii) loading goods on to the vessel or installation; and
 (ix) producing samples of, or exchanging or treating, ballast water in the vessel; and
 (b) the direction may specify where the specified process is to be carried out.

 (3) A person is guilty of an offence if:
 (a) a direction is given to the person under subsection (1); and
 (b) the person fails to comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years.