Amber Heard pleads guilty in Gold Coast court

Amber Heard has plead guilty to producing a false document in relation to allegations she illegally imported her dogs Pistol and Boo into the country.

Johnny Depp and wife Amber Heard arrive at the Southport Magistrates Court on the Gold Coast. Source: AAP

Johnny Depp's wife Amber Heard has pleaded guilty to providing a false immigration document but has had two other charges against her dropped.

The actress was scheduled to face trial on three charges after allegedly sneaking Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into the country last May, while Depp was on the Gold Coast filming the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

Heard has pleaded guilty to a charge of providing a false document while two charges of illegally importing the dogs have been dropped.

The incident sparked global headlines when 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 hearing has now been adjourned until 11am to allow magistrate Bernadette Callaghan to read documents relating to the case.

Recommended for you

A close up of a hand giving an injection into an arm

We now know when a new COVID vaccine will be released. Should you get a booster?

covid-19 vaccine rollout

A split image featuring three photos of Australian brush turkeys.

They aren't 'particularly smart'. But this bird is back in a big way in some parts of Australia

birdwatching

An older woman walking. Houses are in the background.

Tanya is 79 and owns a $2.5 million home. She lives with young housemates

renting

Five cocktails in transparent glasses are arranged on a bar counter.

Methanol poisoning: How risky are our drinks and how can you protect yourself?

biodiesel manufacturing

A silhouette of a woman sitting at a computer with her head resting on her fists

Alana was shocked when her boss shared her diagnosis in public. What does the law say?

privacy breaches

Two men in suits sit at a table with papers in front of them, pointing to a section of a document.

'Families are going to be ripped apart': Labor's 'brutal' migration law trio, explained

immigration laws

A split image. On the left are two women seated on a couch. On the right is a man speaking.

Worse than Sydney: The renters bearing the brunt of unaffordable Perth