COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This instrument designates the ARRIVAL REPORT (SEA) (B359 September 2005) form as the approved paperwork for ships’ arrival notifications to Australian authorities. It affects vessel masters and shipping companies bringing ships into Australian ports and the Australian Border Force that processes those reports. By naming the specific form that satisfies the Customs Act reporting requirement when delivered “by document,” it ensures legal compliance and helps streamline maritime border processing.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Customs Act 1901 - CEO Instrument of Approval No. 77 of 2005.
I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and paragraph 64AA(6)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “ARRIVAL REPORT (SEA) (B359 September 2005)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document, particulars of the arrival of a ship at a port in Australia.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
Dated: 28 September 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Customs
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I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A and paragraph 64AA(6)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act), approve the attached “ARRIVAL REPORT (SEA) (B359 September 2005)” form as an approved form for the purposes of communicating, by document, particulars of the arrival of a ship at a port in Australia.
This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
Dated: 28 September 2005
LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD
Chief Executive Officer of Customs