14Notice of goods that are the subject of an import declaration

#### 14 Notice of goods that are the subject of an import declaration Application (1) This section makes provision in relation to a notice of goods (the goods) that: (a) are the subject of an import declaration; and (b) have been, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on an aircraft or vessel and unloaded at a landing place or port in Australian territory. > Note 1: This section applies in addition to sections 11, 12 and 13. > Note 2: A failure to give a notice containing the information referred to in this section in relation to the goods may contravene subsection 120(5) of the Act. > Note 3: Notice is not required to be given in relation to certain kinds of goods (see section 16). Who may give a notice (2) Each of the following persons is prescribed for the purposes of subsection 120(2) of the Act in relation to the goods: (a) each person who is responsible for arranging to bring the goods into Australian territory; (b) each customs broker (if any) who arranged for the goods to be brought into Australian territory. Information that must be included in notice (3) The information in relation to the goods that must be included in the notice is the information prescribed in subsection (4) that the person giving the notice is aware of or could reasonably be expected to be aware of. (4) For subsection (3), the information in relation to the goods is as follows: (a) the name and contact details of the person giving the notice; (b) the name and contact details of the owner of the goods; (c) the name and contact details of the supplier of the goods; (d) information identifying the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory; (e) the place where the goods are, or are intended to be, loaded onto the aircraft or vessel on which the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory; (f) the first landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are, or are intended to be, brought; (g) each landing place or port in Australian territory where the goods are, or are intended to be, unloaded; (h) the place in Australian territory that is, or is intended to be, the final destination of the goods; (i) the day, or estimated day, of arrival of the goods at each place referred to in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h); (j) a description of the goods; (k) the place of origin of the goods, and any additional information about where the goods were manufactured, grown or obtained required by the approved form; (l) whether the goods are unaccompanied personal effects; (m) the number of the waybill or bill of lading (however described) for the goods; (n) if the goods are, or are intended to be, brought into Australian territory on a vessel: (i) whether the goods are, or are intended to be, a full container load or less than a full container load, or carried as bulk cargo or break‑bulk cargo; and (ii) whether the goods are defined within both Australian and international standards as being hazardous; (o) the number and type of packages containing the goods; (p) the shipping, or other identifying, marks relating to the goods; (q) the number of each container containing the goods; (r) the import entry reference number for the goods; (s) the code (known as the Harmonised Tariff Item Statistical Code) for the goods under the Customs Tariff Act 1995; (t) the registration number allocated by the Director of Biosecurity for any overseas treatment provider in relation to the goods. Manner in which notice must be given (5) The notice must be given in writing and may be given electronically. > Note: The notice must be in a form or forms approved by the Director of Biosecurity (see paragraph 120(3)(d) of the Act). Person to whom notice must be given (6) A notice must be given to a biosecurity official or a customs officer. (7) If the notice is given using an electronic system, the notice is taken to have been given to a biosecurity official or a customs officer. When notice must be given (8) The notice may be given before the goods arrive in Australian territory, but must be given no later than 35 business days after the person giving the notice becomes aware of the first unloading of the goods in Australian territory.