Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the traveller had been blocked from entering Australia after attempting to bring 6kg of meat products into the country.SYDNEY - An international traveller has been fined and refused entry to Australia after trying to bring meat into the country in what the government said on Sunday was a "significant breach" of biosecurity laws to protect Australia from foot and mouth disease.
In a statement, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt and Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said the traveller had been fined A$2,664 and blocked from entering Australia after attempting to bring 6kg of meat products into the country. The traveller failed to declare 3.1kg of duck, 1.4kg of beef rendang, over 500g of frozen beef and nearly 900g of chicken concealed in his luggage, they said.
"This is why legislation is in place to cancel the visa of any traveller who commits a significant biosecurity breach or repeatedly contravenes biosecurity laws," she said.
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