Amber Heard was charged after bringing her two dogs into the country without declaring them in 2015.
, as the agriculture minister at the time, Barnaby Joyce, threatened to have the dogs put down unless Heard and her then-partner, actor Johnny Depp, returned them to California.Heard had no conviction recorded, but received a one-month good behaviour bond in an Australian Magistrates Court in 2016 after pleading guilty to falsifying her passenger arrival card when she flew into the country.
Shortly after court proceedings, both Heard and Depp appeared in a short apology video that also touted the importance of Australia’s biosecurity. However, the video was largely perceived as, with Joyce himself posting it to his Facebook page and encouraging people to continue watching it. “Australia’s a wonderful island, with a treasure trove of unique plants, animals and people,” Heard said in the video, which was posted to theThough the situation seemed to be put to rest, it. During proceedings, Depp accused Heard of intentionally lying about not being aware of the quarantine restrictions in 2015, and said she had pressured him into corroborating her lies after she was charged.
“The department collaborated with agencies, both in Australia and overseas, to investigate these claims against Ms Heard,” the department wrote. “A brief of evidence was referred to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, who has made the decision not to prosecute in this instance having applied the Prosecution Policy of the Commonwealth.”
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