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 |