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Johnny Depp's wife unlikely to face Australian court Depp's wife's Australia dog-smuggling case adjourned
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Actor Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard is unlikely to front court in Australia on serious smuggling charges. A case to hear dog-smuggling charges against actor Johnny Depp's wife Amanda Heard has been adjourned.
Ms Heard sparked an international furore for failing to declare the couple's Yorkshire terriers to Australian customs officials in April. Ms Heard had been ordered to appear in an Australian court on Monday on charges of failing to declare her terrier dogs to Customs officials.
She was charged with two counts of illegally importing the dogs into Australia and one count of producing a false document. She failed to appear but the case has now been adjourned until 2 November.
Australia has strict quarantine laws to prevent importing diseases. The actress faces a possible 10-year jail term or a hefty fine for illegally importing the dogs into Australia and of producing a false document.
Ms Heard has been issued with a summons to appear in a Queensland court on Monday, the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions said. The discovery of the dogs in a Gold Coast mansion where the couple were staying earlier this year sparked a public spat with Australia's Agriculture Minister, attracted international media attention and was dubbed the #WarOnTerrier by social media.
Ms Heard was spotted over the weekend supporting her husband at the Venice Film Festival and is not expected to fly to Australia. Mr Depp does not face any charges over the dogs.
Lawyers are expected to argue on her behalf, local media reported. Australia has strict quarantine laws to prevent diseases being imported into the island nation.
Under importation charges, the actress could face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of A$102,000 ( $71,000, £46,000). Ms Heard was spotted over the weekend supporting her husband at the Venice Film Festival.
The false document charge, which relates to information given on an incoming passenger card, carries a penalty of up to one year in prison and a fine of A$10,200 ( $7100, £4,600). The dogs, Boo and Pistol, are understood to have arrived in Australia on board Mr Depp's private jet in April this year.
The dogs, Boo and Pistol, are understood to have arrived in the country on board Mr Depp's private jet in April this year. The star was in Australia filming the fifth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise on Australia's Gold Coast.
The star had been filming the fifth film in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise on Australia's Gold Coast.
At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said the dogs would be put down if they stayed.At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said the dogs would be put down if they stayed.
Mr Joyce said he didn't care if Mr Depp had been voted the "sexiest man alive", he still had to adhere to quarantine rules.Mr Joyce said he didn't care if Mr Depp had been voted the "sexiest man alive", he still had to adhere to quarantine rules.
The dogs left the country unharmed a few days later.The dogs left the country unharmed a few days later.
"I ate my dogs...""I ate my dogs..."
Mr Depp recently took aim at Australia's agriculture minister Barnaby Joyce at a press conference in Venice. Mr Depp recently took aim at Mr Joyce at a press conference in Venice.
"I killed my dogs and ate them under direct orders from some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia," Mr Depp said."I killed my dogs and ate them under direct orders from some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia," Mr Depp said.