Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00353:clause:1_21c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00353
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 21C
Character Range: 12396–13856

21C  Screening at sterile areas

 (1) A screening authority in respect of a sterile area, or part of a sterile area, must ensure that people, vehicles and goods do not enter the area or part of the area unless they:
 (a) have been screened and cleared for the purpose of entering the area; or
 (b) are exempted by the Secretary in writing from screening and clearance; or
 (c) are in a class of people, vehicles or goods exempted by the Secretary in writing from screening and clearance.

 (2) A screening authority in respect of a sterile area, or part of a sterile area, must ensure that people, vehicles and goods do not remain in the area, or part of the area, unless they:
 (a) have been screened and cleared for the purpose of entering the area; or
 (b) are exempted by the Secretary in writing from screening and clearance; or
 (c) are in a class of people, vehicles or goods exempted by the Secretary in writing from screening and clearance.

 (3) A screening authority must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene subsection (1) or (2).

Penalty: 200 penalty units.

Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of an amount that is not greater than 5 times the maximum fine that could be imposed by the court on an individual convicted of the same offence.

 (4) An offence constituted by a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.