Quarantine in the outback
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Does anyone know if there are any quarantine inspection points on either the Tanami (NT/WA) or Anne Beadell (WA/SA) tracks?
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Reply By: Motherhen - Friday, Apr 21, 2017 at 22:32
Friday, Apr 21, 2017 at 22:32
Not often, but you can meet a random
check at any time, and fines will apply for doing the wrong thing. But much more important than that is the need to keep fruit, vegetables, seeds and soils from bringing diseases in, which can be devastating to our agriculture and farmers.
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Reply By: Member - Robert1660 - Friday, Apr 21, 2017 at 22:47
Friday, Apr 21, 2017 at 22:47
When doing the Tanami in 2013 there is a WA
quarantine station just before you reach the bitumen on the way to
Halls Creek. When we visited it was akin to a food dump. Overflowing
bins and in general it was an absolute disgrace. It would appear that it had not been tied for months if not years. One wonders how serious the WA authorities were taking the genuinely serious issue of "quarantine". I hope that the situation has improved.
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