6Application for acceptance of CVMP

6 Application for acceptance of CVMP

(1) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may apply to AMSA for acceptance of an Australian Border Force vessel management plan for an Australian Border Force vessel or for a person in relation to an Australian Border Force vessel. (2) The Australian Border Force vessel management plan must include the following: (a) the vessel or the class of vessels covered by the Australian Border Force vessel management plan, including: (i) the name of the vessel, or for a class of vessels, the name of each vessel in the class; and (ii) the kind of operations the vessel, or for a class of vessels, the kind of operations each vessel in the class will conduct (including the activities the vessel will undertake); and (iii) the unique identifying number for the vessel (such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) number), or for a class of vessels, the unique identifying number for each vessel in the class; (b) for each vessel covered by the Australian Border Force vessel management plan: (i) the provision or provisions of the Act that the vessel or person will not comply with; and (ii) an explanation of why the vessel or person will not be able to comply with the provision or provisions; (c) for each provision of the Act that the vessel or person will not comply with: (i) the requirements that the vessel or person will instead comply with; and (ii) an assessment of any risk that may arise from the non‑compliance, and how that risk will be averted or mitigated by compliance with the alternative requirements; (d) the process (agreed by the Comptroller‑General of Customs and the recognised organisation) of how the Australian Border Force vessel management plan will be reviewed by the Comptroller‑General of Customs and the recognised organisation, including: (i) the frequency of reviews; and (ii) the nature of reviews; and (iii) how the reviews will be reported and acted upon; (e) the process by which compliance with the Australian Border Force vessel management plan will be reviewed by a recognised organisation, including the frequency of the reviews and the manner in which the reviews will be reported. (3) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may only apply to AMSA for acceptance of the Australian Border Force vessel management plan if a recognised organisation has declared that it has reviewed the Australian Border Force vessel management plan and is satisfied of the matters set out in section 7. (4) The application for acceptance of the Australian Border Force vessel management plan must: (a) be in writing; and (b) include: (i) the applicant’s name, address and contact details; and (ii) the name, position, address and contact details of a contact person for the Australian Border Force vessel management plan; and (c) be accompanied by the Australian Border Force vessel management plan; and (d) be accompanied by the declaration of a recognised organisation mentioned in subsection (3).