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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Visitors to Australia could now lose their visa if they hide plant or animal products in luggage

police screen incoming passengers at an airport
In December Australia’s Biosecurity Act was amended to create a new civil penalty provision for concealing certain animal and plant products in luggage. Photograph: Dan Peled/EPA

Visitors to Australia will soon be warned that concealing plant and animal products at the bottom of their suitcase is now grounds for visa cancellation, under new powers for the immigration minister.

New regulations add concealing goods that require a permit to import because they pose a biosecurity risk to existing grounds to cancel visas. The rules apply to visitors including international students, working holidaymakers, maritime crew and temporary workers.

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