Arriving vessels, transitional and containment facilities and cruise ship passengers will face new infringement
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“The infringements will send a strong message about the importance of biosecurity and will deter people and
Under the changes, Biosecurity New Zealand’s quarantine officers will be able to issue infringement notices to transitional and containment facilities that do not have an approved operator or don‘t comply with operating standards.
International vessels will face fines for failing to notify Biosecurity New Zealand of their arrival and for failing to declare what steps they have taken to meet relevant craft risk management standards when asked to do so.
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Biosecurity New Zealand has also taken immediate steps to allow officers to fine cruise ship passengers leaving a vessel permanently if they fail to declare risk items.
Gilbert says Biosecurity New Zealand intends to introduce a new declaration process that will allow it to bring in similar fines for passengers who only temporarily leave the ship.
“We plan to treat cruise passengers the same way as