Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:618
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 618
Character Range: 979172–981886

618  Modified operation of this Act in relation to declared movements between parts of Australian territory
 (1) The provisions (the affected provisions) of this Act listed in section 619 apply as described in sections 620 and 623 in relation to an actual or intended movement (however described) of a person, goods or a conveyance that has been declared under subsection (2) as a movement that this Subdivision applies to.
Note 1: Section 620 describes how the affected provisions except the exit provisions apply in relation to such a movement, while section 623 describes how the exit provisions apply in relation to such a movement.
Note 2: A variety of terms are used in this Act to refer to movement of persons, goods and conveyances. Some of those terms are as follows:
(a) entering Australian territory;
(b) arriving in Australian territory;
(c) leaving Australian territory;
(d) import;
(e) bringing goods into Australian territory;
(f) flight;
(g) voyage;
(h) journey.

Declaration of movements this Subdivision applies to
 (2) The Director of Biosecurity and the Director of Human Biosecurity may jointly declare that this Subdivision applies to movements that:
 (a) are of one or more of the following:
 (i) any person, or a person in a specified class;
 (ii) any goods, or goods in a specified class;
 (iii) any conveyance, or a conveyance in a specified class; and
 (b) are from a part (the origin part) of Australian territory specified in accordance with paragraph (4)(a); and
 (c) are to another part (the destination part) of Australian territory specified in accordance with paragraph (4)(b).
 (3) Before making a declaration under subsection (2) relating to movements, the Director of Biosecurity and the Director of Human Biosecurity must be satisfied that:
 (a) there is an unacceptable level of biosecurity risk associated with the movements if they are not regulated; and
 (b) the application of the affected provisions under this Subdivision because of the proposed declaration is appropriate and adapted to managing biosecurity risks associated with the movements.

Specifying origin part and destination part in declaration
 (4) A declaration may specify:
 (a) a part of Australian territory described in column 1 of an item of the following table as the origin part for a movement; and
 (b) another part of Australian territory described in column 2 of the item as the destination part for the movement.

Parts of Australian territory
                               Column 1                                                                         Column 2

                               Origin part                                                                      Destination part