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Australia Travel Guidelines
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Must know Customs Laws
 | You will be given an Incoming Passenger Card before you land in Australia. This is a legal document. You must tick YES to declare if you are carrying any food, plant material or animal products. If you have items you don’t wish to declare, you can dispose of them in quarantine bins in the airport terminal. |
| Customs officers no longer stamp Australian passports, but if you require evidence of travel you may ask the officer to do so. |
| Security measures are in place in Customs controlled areas at airports. You should be prepared to respond to requests by Customs officers in these areas, which are clearly identified by signs. |
| Australia's heightened border protection policies mean tighter quarantine regulations, including tougher on-the-spot fines for deliberate concealment or non-declaration of items of quarantine concern. (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS)is Australia's first line of defense, reducing the risk to the agriculture industries and environment against exotic pests and diseases. Quarantine controls at Australia's borders minimize the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering Australia.) |
| Customs and Quarantine officers may question travelers at any time, selecting people and baggage for detailed examination for a number of reasons. Detector dogs might also be used to search for illegal drugs, prohibited exports and imports including food, plant or animal material. |
| People arriving by air will be screened and most baggage will be inspected or x-rayed by Quarantine officers. |
| You must declare for inspection all food, plant material and animal products on arrival in Australia to ensure they are free of pests and diseases. |
| Some products may require treatment to make them safe. Other items that pose pest and disease risks will be seized and destroyed by AQIS. You can dispose of high-risk items in quarantine bins in the airport terminal. |
| If you do not declare items of quarantine concern you risk an on-the-spot fine of $220. More serious cases can lead to more significant penalties or even imprisonment. |
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