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Quarantine Regulations 2000
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#### 18 Matters about which masters etc must answer questions
For subsection 28(1) of the Act, the matters set out in the following table are prescribed:
| Item | Matters about which masters etc must answer questions |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 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 estimated time of departure of the vessel or installation from the port or place in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands at which it has arrived or landed, or is expected to arrive or land |
| 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, and its estimated time of arrival at, and departure from, those ports |
| 6 | Whether or not there will be any crew changes when the vessel or installation is at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island, or the Cocos Islands and, if there will be, the following information:(a) the number of crew members on board the vessel or installation before each crew change;(b) the port or ports at which crew members will be signing off;(c) the number of crew members that will be signing off;(d) 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 for the purpose of a daytrip when it is at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands and, if passengers are to disembark, the following information:(a) the number of passengers on board the vessel or installation before the passengers disembark;(b) the port at which the passengers will disembark;(c) the number of passengers that will disembark;(d) the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time that the passengers will disembark |
| 7A | Whether or not any passengers are to disembark from the vessel or installation other than for the purpose of a daytrip when it is at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands and, if passengers are to disembark, the following information:(a) the number of passengers on board the vessel or installation before the passengers disembark;(b) the port at which the passengers will disembark;(c) the number of passengers that will disembark;(d) the day and time estimated by the master of the vessel or installation to be the day and time the passengers will disembark |
| 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 |
| 11 | Whether or not there are any botanical plants on board the vessel or installation and, if there are, the following information:(a) the location of the plants; and(b) the health and condition of the plants |
| 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 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 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 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 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 and, if so, the following information:(a) the cause or suspected cause of the illness;(b) any treatment the person has had on board the vessel or installation during the voyage;(c) the number of people on board the vessel or installation found to be suffering from the illness |
| 16 | Whether or not any person on board the vessel or installation during the voyage is found to have a symptom of an illness (including any symptom mentioned in subregulation 6 (1)) and, if so, the following information:(a) the cause or suspected cause of the symptom; |
| | (b) any treatment the person has had on board the vessel or installation during the voyage;(c) the number of people on board the vessel or installation found to be have the symptom |
| 16A | Whether or not a person on board the vessel or installation during the relevant period was found to be suffering from diarrhoea or a gastrointestinal illness |
| 16B | If a person on board the vessel or installation during the relevant period was found to be suffering from diarrhoea or a gastrointestinal illness:(a) whether or not the incidence of the diarrhoea or the gastrointestinal illness was recorded in the medical log for the vessel or installation;(b) the number of people on board during the relevant period; and(c) the number of people found to be suffering from diarrhoea or a gastrointestinal illness during the relevant period; and(d) any circumstances that may have led to the incidence or spread of the diarrhoea or gastrointestinal illness during the relevant period |
| 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 will be discharged at a port of call in Australia, Christmas Island, or the Cocos Islands and, if so:(a) whether the waste has been securely contained in a container kept for that purpose or in a sealed room so that:(i) it is not accessible to any animals; and(ii) it does not leak from the container or room; and |
| | (b) the volume of waste in cubic metres that will be discharged at the port |
| 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 |
| 23 | The number of persons on board the vessel or installation when it arrived at the port or place, and the name and home address, and proposed address in Australia, Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands, of each of those persons |
| 25 | The ports or other places where persons, animals, plants or other goods came on board or were put on board the vessel or installation |
| 26 | The existence of any disease or pests at the ports of departure or call, or on board the vessel or installation or in contact with the vessel or installation |
| 27 | The sanitary condition and details of any treatment of the vessel or installation, including any treatment for hull fouling, during the voyage |
> Note 1: Section 28 of the Act deals with requirements for the master, commander, medical officer or agent of the operator to answer questions.
> Note 2: For the meaning of estimated time, hull proper, illness, overseas ship and Russian Far East Port, see regulation 4.
> Note 3: 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.