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| Amber Heard pleads guilty over bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp | Amber Heard pleads guilty over bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp |
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| Related: Johnny Depp says Australian politician Barnaby Joyce 'invited me to stay at his house' | Related: Johnny Depp says Australian politician Barnaby Joyce 'invited me to stay at his house' |
| Actor Amber Heard has had charges of breaking Australia’s quarantine laws by bringing the dogs she owns with Johnny Depp into the country dismissed. | |
| Heard, who was accompanied to court by her husband Depp, has pleaded guilty to the separate charge of providing a false passenger card to customs on arrival on the Gold Coast in a private jet in April last year. | |
| She had been accused of smuggling the Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo on the flight on a visit with Depp, who was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. | She had been accused of smuggling the Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo on the flight on a visit with Depp, who was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. |
| But barrister Peter Callaghan for the commonwealth told the Southport magistrates court that no evidence would be offered on the charges of breaching quarantine laws, which attracted a maximum penalty of 10 years’ jail. | But barrister Peter Callaghan for the commonwealth told the Southport magistrates court that no evidence would be offered on the charges of breaching quarantine laws, which attracted a maximum penalty of 10 years’ jail. |
| Heard, accompanied by Depp on her entry to the court through a pressing media throng, stood before magistrate Bernadette Callaghan and answered, “Guilty, your honour,” when asked how she would plead to the false document charge. | Heard, accompanied by Depp on her entry to the court through a pressing media throng, stood before magistrate Bernadette Callaghan and answered, “Guilty, your honour,” when asked how she would plead to the false document charge. |
| Providing a false document on entry to Australia under the migration act attracts a maximum penalty of 12 months jail and a fine of $10,200. | Providing a false document on entry to Australia under the migration act attracts a maximum penalty of 12 months jail and a fine of $10,200. |
| Her barrister, Jeremy Kirk, tendered to the court a USB containing a video Heard made in a gesture of contrition over her alleged breaches of Australia’s 108-year-old quarantine laws. | Her barrister, Jeremy Kirk, tendered to the court a USB containing a video Heard made in a gesture of contrition over her alleged breaches of Australia’s 108-year-old quarantine laws. |
| “Ms Heard has made a video, the significance of which will become apparent … it relates to an expression of remorse and recognition of the importance of compliance with Australia’s border protection laws,” Kirk said. | “Ms Heard has made a video, the significance of which will become apparent … it relates to an expression of remorse and recognition of the importance of compliance with Australia’s border protection laws,” Kirk said. |
| The alleged incident sparked global headlines when the agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, said the dogs had better “bugger off” back to the US or he’d arrange to have them put down. | The alleged incident sparked global headlines when the agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, said the dogs had better “bugger off” back to the US or he’d arrange to have them put down. |
| Related: Barnaby Joyce, the man who threatened Johnny Depp's dogs, voted deputy PM | Related: Barnaby Joyce, the man who threatened Johnny Depp's dogs, voted deputy PM |
| The presence of the A-list canines was only discovered when their visit to a Gold Coast dog grooming salon was made public. | The presence of the A-list canines was only discovered when their visit to a Gold Coast dog grooming salon was made public. |
| Lawyers for Heard have told the court the 29-year-old has prepared a video for the court in relation to the case. | Lawyers for Heard have told the court the 29-year-old has prepared a video for the court in relation to the case. |
| The hearing has now been adjourned until 11am to allow magistrate Bernadette Callaghan to read documents relating to the case. | The hearing has now been adjourned until 11am to allow magistrate Bernadette Callaghan to read documents relating to the case. |
| With Australian Associated Press | With Australian Associated Press |