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Quarantine Regulations 2000
10Pre‑arrival information (except for aircraft)
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#### 10 Pre‑arrival information (except for aircraft)
(1) For subsection 27A(2) of the Act, the information set out in the following table is prescribed for a vessel the hull proper of which is 25 metres or more, and for an installation:
| Item | Information for pre‑arrival reports |
| ---- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | The name, previous name (if any), voyage number, call sign, country of registry and port of registry of the vessel or installation, and the identifying number (if any) allocated to it by the International Maritime Organisation or Lloyds |
| 1A | The full name of the master of the vessel |
| 2 | The type of vessel or installation, the hull proper (in metres) of the vessel, and the number of cargo holds, tanks and decks of the vessel or installation |
| 3 | The last port of call located outside Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands that the vessel or installation was in |
| 4 | The place in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands where the vessel or installation is to arrive and:(a) if the vessel or installation is to berth at the place—the berth it will arrive at and its estimated time of arrival at the berth; and(b) if the vessel or installation is to anchor at the place—its estimated time of anchoring; and(c) its estimated time of departure from the place |
| 5 | Each port of call in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands that the vessel or installation will, or is likely to, visit before it leaves Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands |
| 6 | Whether or not there are to be any crew changes while the vessel or installation is at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands and, if there are, the following information:(a) the port or ports at which crew members will be signing off;(b) the number of crew members that will be signing off;(c) the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time when the crew members will be signing off |
| 7 | Whether or not any passengers are to disembark from the vessel or installation while it is at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands and, if so, the following information:(a) the port at which the passengers will disembark;(b) the number of passengers that will be disembarking;(c) the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time that the passengers will be disembarking |
| 8 | Whether or not, within the period of 24 months before the date on which the information prescribed in this item must be given and in the part of the calendar year beginning on 1 July and ending at the end of 30 September during that period, the vessel or installation has been in a Russian Far East Port |
| 9 | For a vessel or installation that has been in a Russian Far East Port during the period described in item 8:(a) whether or not, since last being in such a port, the vessel or installation has been inspected by an agricultural authority of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Russia, or the United States of America and cleared as being free of Asian gypsy moth; and(b) if the vessel or installation was inspected by a Russian agricultural authority and cleared by the authority as being free of Asian gypsy moth—the date and time of departure from the port at which it was inspected and cleared |
| 10 | Whether or not the vessel or installation has carried livestock, seeds (including grain) or meal (being meal that contains plant or animal, including fish or bird, material) in any of the last 10 cargoes and, if it has, the following details about each cargo that includes such goods:(a) the contents of the cargo that was carried;(b) the port at which it was loaded;(c) the port at which it was discharged;(d) the cleaning performed since it was discharged |
| 12 | If the ship is an overseas ship—whether a Ship Sanitation Control Certificate is in force for the ship and, if so, the following details about the certificate:(a) the date on which it was issued;(b) the port at which it was issued;(c) the country in which it was issued;(d) if any control measures were applied when the certificate was issued—details of the measures;(e) if the validity of the certificate has been extended by a foreign country:(i) the date on which the extension was issued; and(ii) the port at which the extension was issued; and(iii) the country in which the extension was issued; and(iv) the date when the extension will cease to have effect |
| 13 | If the ship is an overseas ship—whether a Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate is in force for the ship and, if so, the following details about the certificate:(a) the date on which it was issued;(b) the port at which it was issued;(c) the country in which it was issued;(d) if the validity of the certificate has been extended by a foreign country:(i) the date on which the extension was issued; and(ii) the port at which the extension was issued; and(iii) the country in which the extension was issued; and(iv) the date when the extension will cease to have effect |
| 14 | Whether or not any person on board the vessel or installation died during the voyage and, if so, the number of deaths and the cause, or suspected cause, of the death |
| 15 | Whether or not any person on board the vessel or installation during the voyage is found to be suffering from an illness |
| 16 | Whether or not a person on board the vessel or installation displays symptoms of an illness during a voyage that are not due to:(a) a pre‑existing physical condition; or(b) injury; or(c) inebriation; or(d) the effects of drugs other than alcohol; or(e) motion sickness |
| 17 | Whether or not there are any animals on board the vessel or installation (whether part of the cargo or not) and, if there are, the following information:(a) the number of animals on board;(b) a description, including the health and condition, of the animals |
| 18 | Whether or not any animal on board the vessel or installation died during the voyage and, if so, the number of animals that died and how the animals were disposed of |
| 19 | Whether or not, since leaving the last port of call of the vessel or installation, any insects have been on board and, if they have, the following information for each insect:(a) its location on board the vessel or installation when discovered; and(b) a description of the insect |
| 20 | Whether or not waste on board the vessel or installation has been securely contained in a container kept for that purpose or in a sealed room so that:(a) the waste is not accessible to any animals; and(b) there is no leakage of the waste |
| 21 | Whether or not the requirements set out in the document entitled Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements, version 4, dated March 2008 and published by the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, have been complied with |
| 22 | For the agent of the vessel or installation:(a) the name of the agent in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands; and(b) if the agent is located at a port—the name of the port; and(c) if the agent is not located at a port—the place where the agent is located; and(d) contact details for the agent |
> Note 1: For the meaning of estimated time, hull proper, illness, overseas ship and Russian Far East Port, see regulation 4.
> Note 2: For item 21 of the table, the Australian Ballast Water Management Requirements can be found on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry website at http://www.aqis.gov.au/shipping.
(2) For subsection 27A(2) of the Act, the information set out in the following table is prescribed for a vessel the hull proper of which is less than 25 metres:
| Item | Information |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | The name of the vessel |
| 2 | The last port of call of the vessel and the date of departure from that port of call |
| 3 | The number of persons on board the vessel |
| 4 | If any person on board the vessel during the voyage is found to be suffering from an illness, the cause, or suspected cause, of the illness and the number of people who are found to be suffering from the illness |
| 4A | If a symptom prescribed by subregulation 6(1) presents itself in a person on board the vessel during the voyage, the nature and cause (or suspected cause) of the symptom, and the number of people in whom the symptom is present |
| 5 | If any live animal is on board the vessel, the number of animals on board, and a description, including the health and condition, of the animals |
| 6 | If any animal died during the voyage, the number of animals that died and how the animals were disposed of |
| 7 | The estimated time of arrival of the vessel at the port or place |
> Note: For the meaning of estimated time, hull proper and illness, see regulation 4.