. ▁The ▁Australian ▁Qu ar antine ▁and ▁In spe ction ▁Service ▁( A Q IS ) ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁border ▁ins pection ▁of ▁products ▁brought ▁into ▁Australia , ▁and ▁ass esses ▁the ▁ris ks ▁the ▁products ▁might ▁harm ▁Australian ▁environment . ▁No ▁person , ▁goods ▁and ▁vessels ▁are ▁permitted ▁into ▁Australia ▁without ▁clear ance ▁from ▁A Q IS . ▁Vis itors ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁fill ▁in ▁the ▁information ▁card ▁on ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Australia . ▁Besides ▁other ▁risk ▁factors , ▁visitors ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁declare ▁what ▁food ▁and ▁products ▁made ▁of ▁wood ▁and ▁other ▁natural ▁materials ▁they ▁have . ▁Vis itors ▁who ▁fail ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁may ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁A $ 2 2 0 , ▁or ▁may ▁face ▁criminal ▁pro sec ution ▁and ▁be ▁f ined ▁up ▁to ▁A $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁or ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Australia ▁has ▁very ▁strict ▁quar antine ▁standards . ▁Qu ar antine ▁in ▁northern ▁Australia ▁is ▁especially ▁important ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁which ▁have ▁many ▁p ests ▁and ▁dise ases ▁not ▁present ▁in ▁Australia . ▁For ▁this ▁reason , ▁the ▁region ▁from ▁C air ns ▁to ▁Bro ome — including ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it — is ▁the ▁focus ▁for ▁quar antine ▁activities ▁that ▁protect ▁all ▁Austral ians . ▁As ▁Australia ▁has ▁been ▁ge ograph ically ▁isolated ▁from ▁other ▁major ▁contin ents ▁for ▁millions ▁of ▁years , ▁there ▁is ▁an