11When and how pre‑arrival information (except for aircraft) to be given

#### 11 When and how pre‑arrival information (except for aircraft) to be given (1) For subsection 27A(2) of the Act, the information must: (a) be given: (i) between 96 hours before and 12 hours before the estimated time of arrival of the vessel or installation; or (ii) if a quarantine officer has notified the master of the vessel or installation that the information is to be given within a different period, within that period; and (b) for a vessel the hull proper of which is 25 metres or more or an installation—be in writing and given to a quarantine officer; and (c) for a vessel the hull proper of which is less than 25 metres—be given orally or in writing to a quarantine officer. > Note 1: For the meaning of estimated time and hull proper, see regulation 4. > Note 2: The information may, in certain circumstances, be given electronically—see the Electronic Transactions Act 1999. (2) However, if the information changes after it is given, it must be given again as soon as possible.