Is the Australian Landing Card Still Necessary in the Written Form?

[Quickstatus]

Labradors are the drug/bomb detector dogs.

Ive heard the Labs have taken over the Beagles. Could be wrong

 

[OZDUCK]

Ive heard the Labs have taken over the Beagles. Could be wrong

I am years out of date so that is possible. However the W.A Dept. Of Agriculture still has a photo of a beagle on their website.

 

[Quickstatus]

photo of a beagle on their website.

Got me thinking so I looked at Federal Dept of Ag re biosecurity detector dogs

 

[OZDUCK]

Got me thinking so I looked at Federal Dept of Ag re biosecurity detector dogs

Thanks for that. I am indeed out of date.

i left Customs in early 2009 obviously just before the Labradors were introduced. I do remember in the early years that Quarantine people didn't want to use our dogs and made a point of going to other parties for their training and dogs. Obviously they had a rethink.

 

[RealtimeY]

If you ask an ABF officer how you should answer that question, of course they have to go by the exact wording of the card, but generally common sense would prevail. And, even if called out on it, I really can't imagine anything more than a stern warning.

But, if in doubt, just declare it.

 

[Cynicor]

AU govt https://www.abf.gov.au/newsroom-sub...d-with-a-digital-incoming-passenger-card.aspx

Anyone seen this in action yet or more updates on when it might start?

 

[Warragul]

I believe its an updated version of Australian Traveller Declaration, which came in during COVID. This was replaced by the now defunct DPD.

Outwardly not a lot of difference between those two, but it was the backend processes across multiple agencies that tried do a great deal more but we know how that panned out.