Bring Meat into Australia and risk Visa Cancellation.
A man who arrived in Australia with about 6kg of meat in his baggage has been fined $2,664, denied entry and deported, with his visa cancelled.
The man was carrying 6.1kgs of duck, 1.4 kg of beef rendang, 500 grams of beef and 900 grams of chicken, but had declared that he was not bringing any food into Australia on his incoming customs declaration card.
In October 2022, the new federal government introduced harsher penalties on people bringing meat into Australia from countries dealing with highly contagious foot and mouth disease.
This legislation includes the power to cancel the visa of a traveller who commits a significant biosecurity breach or repeatedly contravenes biosecurity laws.
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