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Customs Act 1901
5BInstallation of overseas sea installations
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5B Installation of overseas sea installations
5BA Installation of overseas offshore electricity installations
5C Certain installations to be part of Australia
6 Act does not extend to external Territories
7 General administration of Act
8 Collectors, States and Northern Territory
8A Attachment of part of a State or Territory to adjoining State or Territory for administrative purposes
9 Delegation
11 Arrangements with States and the Northern Territory
13 Customs seal
14 Flag
15 Appointment of ports etc.
19 Accommodation on wharfs and at airports
20 Waterfront area control
25 Persons before whom declarations may be made
26 Declaration by youths
28 Working days and hours etc.
Part III—Customs control examination and securities generally
30 Customs control of goods
30A Exemptions under Torres Strait Treaty
31 Goods on ships and aircraft subject to customs control
33 Persons not to move goods subject to customs control
33A Resources installations subject to customs control
33B Sea installations subject to customs control
33BA Offshore electricity installations subject to customs control
33C Obstructing or interfering with Commonwealth property in a Customs place
34 No claim for compensation for loss
35 Goods imported by post
35A Amount payable for failure to keep dutiable goods safely etc.
36 Offences for failure to keep goods safely or failure to account for goods
37 Accounting for goods
42 Right to require security
43 Form of security
44 General securities may be given
45 Cancellation of securities
46 New securities
47 Form of security
48 Effect of security
Part IV—The importation of goods
Division 1A—Preliminary
49 Importation
49A Ships and aircraft deemed to be imported
49B Installations and goods deemed to be imported
49C Obligations under this Part may be satisfied in accordance with a trusted trader agreement
Division 1—Prohibited imports
50 Prohibition of the importation of goods
51 Prohibited imports
51A Certain controlled substances taken to be prohibited imports
52 Invalidation of licence, permission etc. for false or misleading information
Division 2—The boarding of ships and aircraft
58 Ships and aircraft to enter ports or airports
58A Direct journeys between installations and external places prohibited
58B Direct journeys between certain resources installations and external places prohibited
60 Boarding stations
61 Facility for boarding
61A Owner or operator of port etc. to facilitate boarding
62 Ships to come quickly to place of unlading
63 Ship or aircraft not to be moved without authority
Division 3—The report of the cargo
Subdivision A—General reporting requirements