▁until ▁proper ▁de con ▁could ▁be ▁performed ", ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁" s us pect ▁anth ra x ". ▁ ▁Standard - Times ▁senior ▁correspond ent ▁Steve ▁U rb on ▁( 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁describes ▁such ▁temporary ▁quar antine ▁powers : ▁Civil ▁rights ▁activ ists ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁have ▁object ed ▁to ▁people ▁being ▁rounded ▁up , ▁stri pped ▁and ▁show ered ▁against ▁their ▁will . ▁But ▁Capt . ▁Ch m iel ▁said ▁local ▁health ▁authorities ▁have ▁" certain ▁powers ▁to ▁quar antine ▁people ". ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁such ▁quar antine - for - de cont am ination ▁is ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁cont am ination ▁and ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁cont am ination ▁such ▁that ▁others ▁are ▁not ▁put ▁at ▁risk ▁from ▁a ▁person ▁fle eing ▁a ▁scene ▁where ▁cont am ination ▁is ▁suspect . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁limit ▁expos ure , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁eliminate ▁a ▁vector . ▁ ▁New ▁develop ments ▁for ▁quar antine ▁include ▁new ▁concepts ▁in ▁quar antine ▁vehicles ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁amb ul ance ▁bus , ▁mobile ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁lock down / inv acu ation ▁( in verse ▁ev acu ation ) ▁procedures , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dock ing ▁stations ▁for ▁an ▁amb ul ance ▁bus ▁to ▁dock ▁to ▁a ▁facility ▁under ▁lock down . ▁ ▁Standard ▁quar antine ▁practices ▁in ▁different ▁countries ▁ ▁Australia ▁ ▁Bio security ▁in ▁Australia ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁Bio security ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 5