Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02432:body:0:p10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02432
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 22739–25357

vessel are landed in Australia or the Cocos Islands, a person shall not, except with the permission of a quarantine officer or for the purpose of taking the goods to a place approved for the purposes of this sub-section by a Chief Quarantine Officer—
    (a) move the goods from the part of the precincts of the wharf or airport where the goods were landed;
    (b) move the goods from any place to which they have been moved with the consent of a quarantine officer;

    (c) move the goods from a place approved for the purposes of this subsection by a Chief Quarantine Officer; or
    (d) deal with, or interfere with, the goods,
until they cease to be subject to quarantine.
Penalty: $10,000 or imprisonment for 5 years.
"(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) prevents a person transmitting, in accordance with conditions specified by a quarantine officer, goods referred to in that sub-section from the part of the precincts of the wharf or airport where the goods were landed in Australia or the Cocos Islands to a port at which the goods are permitted to enter Australia or the Cocos Islands, as the case may be.

Examination of goods on importation
"44c. (1) A quarantine officer or an authorized person may examine any imported goods that have not been released from quarantine.
"(2) Subject to the regulations, where a quarantine officer is satisfied that goods imported into Australia or the Cocos Islands may be delivered to the importer of the goods without the risk of bringing a disease affecting persons, animals or plants into Australia or the Cocos Islands, as the case may be, he may release the goods from quarantine and permit the goods to be delivered to the importer of the goods.
"(3) Where a quarantine officer does not release goods from quarantine the officer shall order the goods into quarantine.
"(4) Permission under this section for goods to be delivered to the importer of the goods is subject to the condition that authority for the goods to be so delivered is given under the Customs Act 1901, and, for the purposes of this Act, the permission shall be deemed not to have been given unless and until that authority has been given.
"(5) In this section, 'goods' does not include an animal within the meaning of section 52 or a plant.

Examination of imported goods
"44d. (1) A quarantine officer or an authorized person may examine any imported goods that have been released from quarantine.
"(2) If, after the examination of goods under sub-section (1), a quarantine officer is of the opinion that there is a danger of the goods spreading a disease affecting persons, animals or plants, the