Quarantine WA - Advice for the public

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Travelling into Western Australia

Whether you are visiting, moving or returning home to Western Australia, any quarantine risk items you are carrying must be placed in amnesty bins or declared for inspection as you enter the State, for the reasons explained on Quarantine WA’s Home page. It is important that you cooperate, to avoid being fined.

Remember, Quarantine WA is concerned with travellers from interstate only. You should consult the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) if you are entering Western Australia from overseas.

By road

Road checkpoints at Eucla and Kununurra operate 24 hours a day, while desert roads are subject to random mobile inspections. Amnesty bins are located 20 km east of Laverton and on the Tanami Road and Duncan Highway near Halls Creek.

By rail

Quarantine WA inspectors board the Indian Pacific train before it reaches Perth and inspectors with detector dogs check luggage and freight at Perth Rail Terminal.

By air

Inspectors meet most flights at Perth Domestic, Broome, Kununurra, Karratha and Kalgoorlie Airports. Inspectors with detector dogs check passengers, passenger luggage and air cargo at Perth Domestic Airport.

By sea

Sea freight containing personal effects is inspected also with a detector dog, and quarantine risk items are directed to Registered Premises to await inspection.

Prohibited items

• For a concise list of prohibited items consult the Interstate Travellers’ Guide. The Guide also summarises general regulations concerning animals, but for more details consult State barrier animal inspections
• For information on specific food items click on:
• • Hear it on the grapevine
  • When honey’s not so sweet
  • One bad apple and a naughty nut.
• If you want to bring specific plants into Western Australia – including by mail order – consult the Permitted and Quarantine Species List.
• If you have a query about bringing a particular commodity from interstate Contact Us or run an on-line search in the Import Requirements Manual.
• If you are moving to Western Australia, please complete Quarantine WA’s form Unaccompanied Personal Effects Declaration.
• If you are posting a package to Western Australia or you are a Western Australian resident who receives packages from interstate, consult the Parcels Centre information.

The quarantine information is also summarised in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish (with other languages soon to be added) in our Multilingual Brochure

Travelling within Western Australia

Due to the presence of some localised pests and diseases, quarantine precautions also prohibit the transport of certain items from one part of Western Australia to another. If you are travelling to the Kimberley in particular, check:

• Interstate Travellers’ Guide
• Nature made us special
• Intrastate Requirements

Travelling out of Western Australia

All other Australian States and Territories prohibit certain items, which may vary depending on where they originate. Check before you travel by consulting Quarantine Domestic's lists or by ringing the following numbers:

• Freecall 1800 084 881;
• Australian Capital Territory - Environmental Protection, ACT, Tel: 02 6207 2581;
• New South Wales - NSW Department of Primary Industries, Tel: 0428 696 487;
• Northern Territory -Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, Tel: 08 8999 2138;
• Victoria - Department of Primary Industries, Tel: 03 8371 3500 or Tel: 03 9210 9390;
• Queensland - Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Tel: 07 3404 6999;
• South Australia - Department of Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia, Tel: 1300 666 010;
• Tasmania - Department of Primary Industries and Water, Tel: 03 6233 4967

Before leaving Western Australia carrying plants or plant material, consult Thinking of taking plants east?
For general advice consult Exporting Quarantine Risk Material from Western Australia.

Frequently asked questionsThe list of enquiries made to Quarantine WA by members of the travelling public reveals that some topics are perennial favourites. Click on FAQ in case your query is already answered there.

Useful information:

• Biosecurity and the tourism industry
• Exporting quarantine risk material from WA
• Green Snail (Helix aperta) requirements
• Hay, Straw and Chaff Exports to South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria
• Hear it on the grapevine
• Interstate certification assurance
• Travelling within Western Australia
• Keep fruit fly out of Kununurra
• Nature made us special…don’t settle for less
• One bad apple and a naughty nut
• Opened and inspected
• Quarantine Brochure Multi Lingual
• Quarantine Fees and Charges 2009/10
• Quarantine registered premises
• Quarantine WA - Plant Import Requirements
• Quarantine WA: What's lurking in your lunchbox?
• State barrier animal inspections
• Traveller’s guide to Australian interstate quarantine
• Thinking of taking plants east?
• When honey’s not so sweet
• Western Australia's Seed Import requirements

Page updated: November 2009

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