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Obligations of commercial passenger carrier

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Part 2Biosecurity
Division 2Importing organisms into Western Australia

19 Obligations of commercial passenger carrier

(1)

In this section —

commercial passenger carrier means a person who provides transport for individuals for fee or reward.

(2)

A commercial passenger carrier who transports passengers into the State by means of a conveyance from a location outside the State must not bring the conveyance into the State unless the carrier has given to the passengers the prescribed information about importing organisms and potential carriers.

Penalty: a fine of $15 000.

(3)

A commercial passenger carrier who transports passengers into the State by means of a conveyance from a location outside the State must provide a secure facility that complies with the regulations (if any) for the passengers to deposit any organism or potential carrier that is or could be imported in contravention of section 15.

Penalty: a fine of $15 000.

(4)

If an organism or potential carrier is deposited by a passenger in a facility provided by the commercial passenger carrier for that purpose, the commercial passenger carrier must dispose of the organism or potential carrier in accordance with the regulations.

Penalty: a fine of $20 000.

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