[Brad Lockyer]

The government has amended the Biosecurity Act, giving border officials the power to cancel a visitor’s visa if they deliberately bring prohibited plant and/or meat products into Australia, news.com.au is reporting.

It will be deemed ‘deliberate’ if the traveller appears to have made efforts to conceal or hide the offending material.

Home affairs minister Andrew Giles said in a statement that a visa could be cancelled if: “it is reasonably believed that there has been an attempt to conceal goods for the purpose of preventing those goods from being found, or preventing the true nature of those goods from being determined by a biosecurity official.”

Do you think this new rule is fair?

[imelda137@gmail.com]

Yes, it’s very fair!!! People who break the rules deliberately “should be prosecuted”!! If you want to enter the country just follow the rules!! And be honest and up front. There are many things it’s legal up bring in but locals foreigners who flaunt the rules should have it all removed and be heavily fined! It’s all too easy for criminal types to get away with stuff!

[ronloby]

Hiding any material prohibited from entering Australia should have a very heavy punishment given to those who do so. Return them back home on the next transport available. Plus a big fine in the thousands of dollars. Some visitors and residents have no regard for a country’s laws.

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