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2Commencement#
(1)Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
| Commencement information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this instrument | 1 October 2026. | 1 October 2026 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2)Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
4Schedules#
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
5Definitions#
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) aircraft;
(b) Australian territory;
(c) biosecurity officer;
(d) incoming aircraft or vessel;
(e) landing place;
(f) listed human disease;
(g) operator;
(h) port;
(i) vessel.
In this instrument:
cruise vessel means a passenger vessel that is usually used to provide a service of sea transportation, being a service that:
(a)is provided in return for a fee payable by persons using the service; and
(b)is available to the general public.
disinsection measures, for an incoming aircraft, means the disinsection measures described in the document titled Schedule of Aircraft Disinsection Procedures for Flights into Australia and New Zealand, as existing on 1 October 2026.
Note: The Schedule of Aircraft Disinsection Procedures for Flights into Australia and New Zealand could in 2026 be viewed on the Agriculture Department’s website (https://www.agriculture.gov.au).
exempt aircraft, in relation to an incoming aircraft, means an aircraft in a category of aircraft listed as exempt from disinsection measures and published on the Health Department website, as existing on 1 October 2026.
non-commercial vessel has the same meaning as in the Biosecurity (Human Health) Regulations 2026.
pre-arrival report, in relation to an aircraft or vessel, means a report given by the operator of the aircraft or vessel under section 193 of the Act.
Note: The information that must be included in a pre-arrival report, and other requirements in relation to the report, are prescribed by Part 1 of Chapter 3 of the Biosecurity Regulations 2026.
6Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels and requirements that must be complied with for pratique to be granted#
The following paragraphs have effect:
(a)column 1 of an item of the following table specifies the classes of incoming aircraft or vessels in relation to which pratique is to be granted by a biosecurity officer;
(b)column 2 of that item specifies the requirements with which an incoming aircraft or vessel in that class must comply for pratique to be granted by a biosecurity officer.
Note: Certain incoming aircraft and vessels are exempt from the pratique requirements in sections 48 and 49 of the Act (see section 7 of the Biosecurity (Human Health) Regulations 2026).
| Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels and requirements that must be complied with for pratique to be granted | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Column 1Classes of incoming aircraft or vessels | Column 2Requirements that must be complied with |
| 1 | Aircraft (other than an exempt aircraft) in relation to which the disinsection measures were not taken, or will not have been taken, before the aircraft arrives at its first landing place in Australian territory | The operator of the aircraft must, on arrival at the landing place, arrange for the disinsection measures for the aircraft to be carried out under the supervision of a biosecurity officer |
| 2 | Aircraft or vessels in relation to which:(a) a pre-arrival report was given under section 193 of the Act that included the information required by Part 1 of Chapter 3 of the Biosecurity Regulations 2026 about an individual on board who:(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or(ii) died during the flight or voyage; or(b) additional or corrected information was given under section 194 of the Act before the aircraft or vessel arrives at its first landing place or port in Australian territory that included details about an individual on board who:(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or(ii) died during the flight or voyage; or(c) a biosecurity officer has, before the aircraft or vessel arrives at its first landing place or port in Australian territory, notified or attempted to notify the person in charge that the biosecurity officer is aware or suspects that an individual on board:(i) has, or had during the flight or voyage, signs or symptoms of a listed human disease; or(ii) has been exposed to a listed human disease; or(iii) died during the flight or voyage | The operator of the aircraft or vessel must:(a) satisfy a biosecurity officer that the level of human health risk associated with the aircraft or vessel is acceptable; and(b) if requested, orally or in writing, by a biosecurity officer for the purpose of assessing or managing the level of human health risk associated with the aircraft or vessel:(i) allow a thing mentioned in the request to be unloaded from or loaded onto the aircraft or vessel; or(ii) allow a biosecurity officer, or another person mentioned in the request, to disembark from or embark onto the aircraft or vessel |
| 3 | Vessels that are:(a) cruise vessels; or(b) non-commercial vessels; or(c) vessels (other than non-commercial vessels) in relation to which a pre-arrival report was required to be given, but was not given, under section 193 of the Act | The operator of the vessel must:(a) satisfy a biosecurity officer that the level of human health risk associated with the vessel is acceptable; and(b) if requested, orally or in writing, by a biosecurity officer for the purpose of assessing or managing the level of human health risk associated with the vessel:(i) allow a thing mentioned in the request to be unloaded from or loaded onto the vessel; or(ii) allow a biosecurity officer, or another person mentioned in the request, to disembark from or embark onto the vessel |
Note 3: An effect of items 2 and 3 of the table is that the following activities are authorised for the purposes of subsection 48(3) of the Act:
(a) unloading or loading of a thing in accordance with a request under paragraph (b) of column 2 of those items;
(b) the disembarkation or embarkation of a person in accordance with a request under paragraph (b) of column 2 of those items.
Schedule 1 · Repeals
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