Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00492:reg:11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00492
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11
Character Range: 12995–14811

11  Quarantine signals
 (1) For subsection 221(2) of the Act, this section prescribes:
 (a) the quarantine signals; and
 (b) the circumstances in which the quarantine signals must be displayed on a vessel within Australian territory; and
 (c) the manner in which the quarantine signals must be displayed.

Quarantine signals during daylight
 (2) The quarantine signal during daylight for a vessel that is not in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is the flag signal for the letter Q in the International Code of Signals.
 (3) The quarantine signal during daylight for a vessel that is in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is the 2‑flag signal for the letters QQ in the International Code of Signals.
 (4) A quarantine signal referred to in subsection (2) or (3) must be displayed:
 (a) at the masthead of the vessel; or
 (b) at another position from which the signal can be seen from any point outside the vessel.

Quarantine signals other than during daylight
 (5) The quarantine signal other than during daylight for a vessel that is in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act is a red light displayed not more than 2 metres above a white light.
 (6) The lights referred to in subsection (5) must be:
 (a) displayed on the vessel in a position as nearly as practicable amidships; and
 (b) visible on a clear night for 2 nautical miles in every direction.
Note 1: Other than during daylight a quarantine signal is not required for a vessel that is not in a class specified for the purposes of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act.
Note 2: For classes of vessels specified for the purpose of paragraph 49(1)(a) of the Act, see the Biosecurity (Negative Pratique) Instrument 2016.

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