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Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Inspections, declarations, etc

41: Designation of quarantine area

You could also call this:

"Setting up a quarantine area to stop pests and diseases from spreading"

The Director-General can decide that a place is a quarantine area by putting a notice in the Gazette, and they can change or cancel this decision at any time. You need to know that a quarantine area is a place where certain activities are restricted to help prevent the spread of pests or diseases. When this happens, the area is controlled by an inspector who makes sure the rules are followed.

An inspector can also decide that a place is a quarantine area by putting up a notice in a biosecurity control area. This decision usually lasts for 48 hours, but it can be extended for another 48 hours if needed. You should be aware that a biosecurity control area is a place where measures are taken to prevent the spread of pests or diseases.

If a place is designated as a quarantine area, you are not allowed to enter, leave, or use the area without the inspector's permission, if you know it is a quarantine area. The inspector in charge of the quarantine area makes the decisions about who can enter or leave the area.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Inspections, declarations, etc

41Designation of quarantine area

  1. The Director-General may by notice in the Gazette designate any place to be a quarantine area, and may at any time revoke or vary such a designation.

  2. An inspector may, by the display of a clearly visible notice within a biosecurity control area, designate any place within that biosecurity control area to be a quarantine area.

  3. A designation under subsection (2) shall ordinarily expire after 48 hours, or when sooner revoked; but it may be extended once by an inspector for a further period of not more than 48 hours.

  4. Every quarantine area shall be under the direct control of an inspector.

  5. No person shall, knowing that an area is a quarantine area, enter, leave, or use the area for any purpose, without the permission of the inspector who has control of the area.