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2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 This order is made by the Minister of Health under sections 11 and 15(1) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 in accordance with section 9 of that Act.
Contents Title Commencement Part 1 Preliminary provisions Purpose Interpretation Transitional, savings, and related provisions Application of order Relationship with certain requirements and immunities Part 2 Ships arriving in New Zealand New Zealand ships and foreign ships New Zealand ships and New Zealand warships Foreign ships Exemptions Exemptions from clause 9 Director-General may permit ships to arrive in New Zealand despite clause 9 Matters relevant to Director-General giving permission under clause 11 Exemption for ships in distress Requirement to give notice of arrival Master to give notice of arrival Form and content of notice of arrival Page 3 3 3 3 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 11 1 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 Part 3 Isolation or quarantine Requirement to be isolated or quarantined Master to ensure awareness of isolation or quarantine requirements General requirement to remain in isolation or quarantine Persons isolated or quarantined on ship may be transferred to place of isolation or quarantine Exemptions for persons disembarking ship Arrivals must meet low-risk indicators in order to disembark Certain arrivals not required to complete period of isolation or quarantine to disembark Person may disembark to undertake essential task Testing and medical examination Obligation to undergo testing and medical examination Isolation or quarantine in accordance with Isolation and Quarantine Order Transfer to place of isolation or
 quarantine and start time Ships in isolation or quarantine Ships in isolation or quarantine Person who undertakes necessary task must take precautions Part 4 Exemptions for arriving and departing crew Crew departing New Zealand Exemption for certain crew departing New Zealand Crew arriving in New Zealand Exempt crew members arriving in New Zealand by air Other crew members who arrive in New Zealand by air Requirements relating to crew members who travel to or from security designated aerodrome, ship, or place of isolation or quarantine Part 5 Other exemptions and revocation Other exemptions Exemption from clauses 14 to 23 Exemption from Parts 2 and 3 Revocation Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 1 cl 4 1 2 Title Order This order is the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020.
Commencement This order comes into force at 11.59 pm on 6 September 2020.

Part 1 Preliminary provisions 3 Purpose The purpose of this order is to prevent, and limit the risk of, an outbreak, or the spread, of COVID-19 by— (a) (b) restricting which ships may arrive in New Zealand; and continuing isolation and quarantine requirements for people who arrive in New Zealand by sea; and (c) enabling the safe transfer of crew.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 3 4 Interpretation In this order, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act means the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 aircraft has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 arrive in New Zealand,— (a) (b) in relation to a person, means to enter into New Zealand from a point outside New Zealand by any means, whether lawfully or unlawfully; and in relation to a ship, means to arrive in New Zealand from a point out- side New Zealand,— (i) whether lawfully or unlawfully; and (ii) whether or not the ship does any of the following: (A) (B) (C) lands, berths, moors, anchors, or stops at any place within New Zealand: hovers above any place within New Zealand: otherwise arrives at any place within New Zealand cargo ship means a ship that is a commercial craft and that is carrying primar- ily cargo into or out of New Zealand 3 Part 1 cl 4 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 crew— (a) means the persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship; and (b) includes— (i) (ii) a master; and a person who is temporarily working on a ship; but (c) does not include a pilot or a person who undertakes a necessary task depart from New Zealand, in relation to an aircraft or a ship,— (a) means to leave New Zealand to travel to a port or other place outside New Zealand; and (b) includes to travel to another port or place in New Zealand before leaving New Zealand exclusive economic zone, in relation to New Zealand, has the same
 meaning as in section 9 of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977 exempt crew member means a person who is exempt from the requirement to comply with clause 8 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Air Border) Order (No 2) 2020 under clause 12 of that order or under a replacement exemp- tion granted by the Minister under clause 14 of that order fishing ship has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 foreign ship has the same meaning as in
 clause 1(1) of Schedule 5A of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 foreign State ship means— (a) (b) a warship of any State other than New Zealand; and a ship owned or operated by any State other than New Zealand, if the ship is being operated for non-commercial purposes health practitioner has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 health protection officer has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956 high seas has the same meaning as in clause 1(1) of Schedule 5A of the Cus- toms and Excise Act 2018 Isolation and Quarantine Order means the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 isolation or quarantine, in relation to a person on board a ship to which this order applies, means a requirement that the person— (a) remain on the ship; and 4 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 1 cl 4 (b) maintain physical distancing (to the greatest extent practicable) from every person outside the ship isolation or quarantine plan means a document specifying how a ship’s mas- ter or its agent proposes that the people on board the ship will remain in isola- tion or quarantine in a safe and healthy way, including (without limitation)— (a) demonstrating that the ship has appropriate toilet and food preparation facilities; and (b) specifying— (i) (ii) (iii) how food and drink will be supplied to the ship; and how people on board the ship will
 access laundry and other neces- sary services; and a process for checking on the welfare of the people on board the ship last contact, in relation to a person not on board a ship,— (a) means the most recent in-person contact with the person, including (without limitation)— (i) (ii) during a change to the ship’s crew; or at an offshore location; but (b) excludes— (i) a change to the ship’s crew, if the new crew member coming on board the ship has completed the period of isolation or quarantine required by
 New Zealand law as in force at the time at which the person arrived in New Zealand; and (ii) any in-person contact with a person who undertakes a necessary task low-risk indicators, for a person, means the following indicators: (a) the person— (i) (ii) has undergone testing and medical examination for COVID-19 with a negative result; or has been determined by a medical officer of health or health pro- tection officer to have particular physical or other needs that make it inappropriate for them to have the testing and medical examin- ation; and (b) other information or medical tests relating to the person (if any) indicate that the person is at low risk of having or transmitting COVID-19 master has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 medical officer of health has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Health Act 1956 5 Part 1 cl 4 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 new person— (a) means a person who has— (i) (ii) arrived in New Zealand; and not yet completed the period of isolation or quarantine required by New Zealand law as in force at the time at which the person arrived in New Zealand; and (b) includes an exempt crew member New Zealand citizen has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Immigration Act 2009 New Zealand Government ship has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977 New Zealand ship has the
 same meaning as in clause 1(1) of Schedule 5A of the Customs and Excise Act 2018 offshore installation has the same meaning as in section 222(1) of the Mari- time Transport Act 1994 person who undertakes a necessary task, in relation to a person who boards a ship (other than a crew member), means the following persons acting in the normal course of their work: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) an enforcement officer: a pilot: a Maritime New Zealand employee acting— (i) (ii) under delegated authority under
 section 443 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994; or in accordance with their appointment as an inspector under sec- tion 163 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: a Customs officer (as that term is defined in section 5(1) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018): an immigration officer (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Immi- gration Act 2009): an inspector appointed under section 103 of the Biosecurity Act 1993: a fishery officer (as that term is defined in section 2(1) of the Fisheries Act 1996): an observer appointed under section 223(2) of the Fisheries Act 1996: a person helping with loading, unloading, or otherwise expediting the movement of freight by ship or the essential business of a ship, including (without limitation)— (i) (ii) an agent: a stevedore: 6 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 1 cl 5 (iii) (iv) (v) a foreman: a member of port or portside staff: a provider of logistics or other cargo-related services: (j) a person helping with a task necessary for the safe operation and seawor- thiness of a ship, including (without limitation)— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) a commercial surveyor: a flag State inspector: a classification society representative: a service engineer: an emergency worker: a person assisting with the provisioning or welfare of a ship’s crew, including (without limitation) a chaplain or a seafarer welfare advocate (k) (l) physical distancing, from other persons, means remaining at least
 2 metres away from them pilot has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 place of isolation or quarantine has the same meaning as in the Isolation and Quarantine Order port has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 security designated aerodrome has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 ship has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994 territorial sea, in relation to New Zealand, has
 the same meaning as in section 3 of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has the same meaning as Convention in section 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Act 1996 warship has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 4 5 Transitional, savings, and related provisions The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.

Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 5 7 Part 1 cl 6 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 6 7 Application of order This order applies to the whole of New Zealand.
Relationship with certain requirements and immunities (1) Nothing in this order limits or affects any immigration requirements under any enactment.

(2) Nothing in this order limits or affects the immunities of a foreign State ship or its crew.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 7 Part 2 Ships arriving in New Zealand New Zealand ships and foreign ships 8 New Zealand ships and New Zealand warships A New Zealand ship or a New Zealand warship is not permitted to arrive in New Zealand unless the master of the ship is reasonably satisfied that every person on board the ship is— (a) (b) a New Zealand citizen; or a person who may travel to and be in New Zealand under section 14(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (which relates to visa requirements for per- sons other than New Zealand citizens).
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 8 Foreign ships Foreign ships are not permitted to arrive in New Zealand.

9 (1) (2) Despite subclause (1), a foreign ship is permitted to exercise, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the right of — (a) (b) innocent passage through the territorial sea; or transit passage through straits used for international navigation.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 9 Exemptions 10 Exemptions from clause 9 (1) Despite clause 9(1),— (a) (b) a foreign ship on which every person on board is a New Zealand citizen is permitted to arrive in New Zealand; and the ships specified in subclause (2) are permitted to arrive in New Zea- land if every person on board is— 8 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 2 cl 11 (i) (ii) a New Zealand citizen; or a person who may travel to and be in New Zealand under section 14(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (which relates to visa require- ments for persons other than New Zealand citizens).
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1)(b), the ships are— (a) a cargo ship that is arriving in New Zealand for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo: (b) a fishing ship that is— (i) (ii) unloading its catch; or reprovisioning or refuelling, or both; or (iii) embarking or disembarking its crew under Part 4: (c) (d) a foreign State ship that has been granted diplomatic clearance by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: a ship that has been granted permission to arrive in New Zealand by the Director-General in accordance with clause 11(1).
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 10 11 (1) Director-General may permit ships to arrive in New Zealand despite clause 9 The Director-General may give permission for a ship to arrive in New Zealand if the Director-General is reasonably satisfied that the ship meets 1 or more of the following requirements: (a) the ship has a compelling need to arrive in New Zealand for the purpose of— (i) (ii) (iii) reprovisioning or refuelling, or both; or delivering the ship to a business; or carrying out a refit or a refurbishment of, or a repair to, the ship that is more than minor: (b) the ship has a compelling need to arrive in New Zealand for humanitar- ian reasons.
(2) If the Director-General gives permission under subclause (1), the Director- General— (a) may require the ship’s master or its agent to provide the Director- General with an isolation or quarantine plan; and (b) may, as a condition of the permission, require the persons on board the ship to comply with an isolation or quarantine plan; and (c) may specify any other conditions to the permission that the Director- General considers necessary.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 10(2)(e), (f) 9 Part 2 cl 12 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 12 Matters relevant to Director-General giving permission under clause 11 (1) In determining whether a ship needs to arrive in New Zealand in accordance with clause 11(1)(a)(ii) or (iii), the Director-General may take into account the following matters: (a) (b) (c) the nature and type of work to be undertaken on the ship; and the monetary value of the work being undertaken; and the need to support the economic recovery of marine-related industries in New Zealand; and (d) any other matter that the Director-General considers relevant.
(2) In determining whether a ship needs to arrive in New Zealand in accordance with clause 11(1)(b), the Director-General may take into account the following matters: (a) (b) (c) the right of a New Zealand citizen to enter and be in New Zealand at any time under section 13(1) of the Immigration Act 2009; and the welfare of the persons on board the ship; and the impact that not granting permission for the ship to arrive in New Zealand would have on the persons on board the ship; and (d) any other matter that the Director-General considers relevant.
(3) The Director-General must consult any relevant agencies before permitting a ship to arrive in New Zealand under clause 11(1), including (without limita- tion)— (a) Maritime New Zealand; and (b) (c) (d) the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment; and the Ministry of Transport; and the New Zealand Customs Service.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 10(2)(e), (f) 13 Exemption for ships in distress Clauses 8 and 9(1) do not apply to a ship if— (a) (b) the ship is in distress; or it is necessary for the ship to arrive in New Zealand to preserve human life.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 11 Requirement to give notice of arrival 14 Master to give notice of arrival (1) This clause applies to the master of a ship that is— (a) permitted to arrive in New Zealand under clause 8, 10(1), or 11(1); and 10 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 2 cl 15 (b) travelling to New Zealand.

(2) The master must give at least 168 hours’ notice before the ship arrives in New Zealand.
(3) However, if it is not practicable for the master to give at least 168 hours’ notice of arrival, the master must instead give notice when the ship departs for New Zealand from a port or other place outside New Zealand.

(4) A notice of arrival must be completed and delivered in the manner and form specified by the Director-General under clause 15.

(5) The master must provide an update of progress before arrival if requested by an enforcement officer.
(6) Nothing in this clause limits or affects the need to comply with the following requirements: (a) (b) (c) notice requirements under the Biosecurity Act 1993: notice requirements under the Customs and Excise Act 2018: any other lawful requirement to give notice of the intended arrival of a ship in New Zealand.
15 (1) Form and content of notice of arrival The Director-General must specify the form of a notice of arrival and the man- ner in which— (a) (b) the form is to be completed; and notice is to be given.
(2) A notice of arrival must contain the following information: (a) information about the ship, including— (i) (ii) the name of the ship; and its country of registration; and (iii) any relevant registration number; and (b) information about the ship’s voyage, including— (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) the intended port or other place of arrival in New Zealand; and the estimated time and date of arrival in New Zealand; and the port or other place outside New Zealand that the ship has most recently visited; and the time at which and date on which the ship departed from that port or other place; and the last contact any person on board the ship has had since depart- ing from that port or other place; and (c) information about the persons on board the ship, including— (i) the name of the ship’s master; and 11 Part 3 cl 16 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 (ii) (iii) the numbers of crew and passengers on board the ship; and the number of people wishing to disembark the ship in New Zea- land; and (d) information about whether, to the best knowledge of the ship’s master,— (i) (ii) any person on board the ship has had, in the 14 days prior to the notice being given, symptoms that suggest the presence of COVID-19; and any person on board the ship is currently experiencing any symp- toms that suggest the presence of COVID-19.
(3) A notice of arrival may contain any other information that the Director-General thinks necessary for the purpose of clause 14.

(4) The Director-General must publish the form on a publicly accessible Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the New Zealand Government.
Part 3 Isolation or quarantine Requirement to be isolated or quarantined 16 Master to ensure awareness of isolation or quarantine requirements The master of any ship intending to arrive in New Zealand must, before the ship arrives in New Zealand, take reasonable steps to ensure that every person on board the ship is aware of the isolation or quarantine requirements under this Part.
17 General requirement to remain in isolation or quarantine (1) A person who arrives in New Zealand on board a ship must remain in isolation or quarantine for at least 14 days on board that ship.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), the period of 14 days is counted from the most recent of the following: (a) (b) the time at which and date on which the ship last departed for New Zea- land from a port or other place outside New Zealand: the time and date of the person’s last contact, counted from the time at which the contact ended: (c) the time at which and date on which a new person joins the ship.
(3) A person who arrives in New Zealand on board a ship may not disembark the ship except in accordance with clauses 18(1), 19(1) and (4), 20(1) and (4), 21(1), and 26(2) and (3).
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 12 12 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 3 cl 19 18 Persons isolated or quarantined on ship may be transferred to place of isolation or quarantine (1) An authorised officer may transfer a person who arrives in New Zealand on board a ship from the ship to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the person completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23, if the officer is reasonably satisfied that the person needs to be trans- ferred to manage the public health risk.
(2) An officer may transfer a person under subclause (1) at any time during the period in which the person is in isolation or quarantine in accordance with clause 17(1).

(3) In this clause, authorised officer means— (a) (b) a medical officer of health or a health protection officer; and any other enforcement officer acting on the direction of that medical officer of health or health protection officer.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 12(5), (6) Exemptions for persons disembarking ship 19 Arrivals must meet low-risk indicators in order to disembark (1) A person is permitted to disembark a ship on which they have arrived in New Zealand only if authorised to do so by a medical officer of health or a health protection officer.
(2) Before authorising a person to disembark a ship, the medical officer of health or the health protection officer must be satisfied that— (a) the person has completed the period of isolation or quarantine on board a ship required under clause 17(1); and (b) the person, and every other person on the ship,— (i) (ii) meets the low-risk indicators; and has not, in the previous 14 days, experienced any symptoms that suggest the presence of COVID-19.
(3) Subclause (4) applies if— (a) the medical officer of health or the health protection officer is not satis- fied that the criteria specified in subclause (2) are met; and (b) the person wishes to disembark the ship.

(4) The officer must transfer the person to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the person completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23.
13 Part 3 cl 20 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 20 Certain arrivals not required to complete period of isolation or quarantine to disembark Medical officer of health or health protection officer may permit disembarkation (1) Despite clause 19(2)(a), a person who has not completed the period of isolation or quarantine on board a ship required under clause 17(1) may disembark the ship on which they arrived in New Zealand— (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) if it is necessary for the person to do so to preserve or protect a person’s life, health, or safety in an emergency; or if it is necessary for the person to do so to attend a court, tribunal, New Zealand Parole Board hearing, or other judicial institution that the per- son is required or permitted to attend by that institution; or if a medical officer of health or a health protection officer is satisfied it is necessary for the person to do so to access medical services; or if the person is required to do so under Part 4 of the Health Act 1956; or if the person is required by an enforcement officer to move to a tempor- ary or emergency place of isolation or quarantine (for example, if neces- sary for care while sick); or if the person is required to move to a place of isolation or quarantine in compliance with— (i) (ii) a court order; or any other obligations imposed by or under any enactment that are related to the detention of the person (for example, a direction of the New Zealand Parole Board or a probation officer); or (g) if it is necessary for the person to do so to assist or accompany a child or other person to travel to or from a place of isolation or quarantine or under any of paragraphs (b) to (f).
(2) However, the permissions specified in subclause (1) apply only if the person has, where practicable, complied with any reasonable directions of, or reason- able conditions imposed by, an enforcement officer.
Director-General may permit disembarkation for exceptional reason (3) Despite clause 19(2)(a), the Director-General may permit a person who has not completed the period of isolation or quarantine on board a ship required under clause 17(1) to disembark the ship on which they arrived in New Zealand if it is necessary for the person to do so for an exceptional reason.
(4) Before authorising a person to disembark under subclause (4), the Director- General must— (a) take into account any impact that the person’s disembarking from the ship might have on the risk of an outbreak, or the spread, of COVID-19; and 14 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 3 cl 21 (b) be satisfied, on the basis of the advice of a suitably qualified health prac- titioner, that the person, and every other person on the ship,— (i) (ii) meets the low-risk indicators; and has not, in the previous 14 days, experienced any symptoms that suggest the presence of COVID-19; and (c) be satisfied that the person will comply with any conditions of the authorisation.
(5) The Director-General may impose a condition on a permission granted under subclause (4).
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 14 21 Person may disembark to undertake essential task (1) Despite clause 19(1), a person may disembark the ship on which they arrived in New Zealand to undertake an essential task on, or immediately adjacent to, that ship, including (without limitation)— (a) loading and unloading cargo from the ship: (b) maintaining the ship: (c) (d) (e) undertaking safety checks on the ship: undertaking necessary preparations of the ship (for example, rigging gangways): reporting for and undergoing required testing and medical examination for COVID-19.
(2) A person who disembarks a ship in accordance with subclause (1)— (a) must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of spreading COVID-19, including by— (i) remaining as close as is reasonably practicable to the ship; and (ii) maintaining physical distancing (to the greatest extent practicable) from any person who did not arrive in New Zealand on the same ship; and (iii) wearing personal protective equipment if it is necessary for the person to come into close contact with another person who did not arrive in New Zealand on the same ship; and (iv) following the directions of an enforcement officer; and (b) may do so only to undertake an essential task and may not undertake any other tasks or activities while disembarked.
(3) A breach of subclause (2)(a) or (b) is an infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 13 15 Part 3 cl 22 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 Testing and medical examination 22 Obligation to undergo testing and medical examination (1) A person who arrives in New Zealand on board a ship must report for and undergo testing and medical examination, if directed by a medical officer of health or a health protection officer, at any time during their required period of isolation or quarantine.
(2) Without limiting subclause (1), a medical officer of health or a health protec- tion officer may require a person to report for and undergo testing and medical examination in order to assess, in accordance with clause 19(2)(b)(i) or 20(5)(b)(i), whether the person meets the low-risk indicators.
(3) Testing and medical examination under subclauses (1) and (2) means testing and medical examination that— (a) must involve taking nose swabs or mouth swabs (or both); and (b) may involve— (i) (ii) taking temperatures: carrying out chest auscultation: (iii) seeking and obtaining information about symptoms.
Isolation or quarantine in accordance with Isolation and Quarantine Order 23 Transfer to place of isolation or quarantine and start time (1) A person who is transferred to a place of isolation or quarantine under clause 18(1), 19(4), 20(1)(e) or (f), 26(3), 27(3), or 28(2) or (5) must be isolated or quarantined in accordance with the Isolation and Quarantine Order.
(2) A person’s start time for the purpose of clause 10(2)(b) of the Isolation and Quarantine Order is as follows: (a) if clause 18(1), 20(1)(e) or (f), 26(3), 27(3), or 28(2) or (5) of this order applies, and the person is in isolation or quarantine immediately before the transfer, the more recent of the following times and dates: (i) (ii) the time at which and date on which the ship last departed for New Zealand from a port or other place outside New Zealand: the time and date of the person’s last contact for the purpose of clause 17(2)(b): if clause 19(4) of this order applies, the time at which and date on which the person arrives at their place of isolation or quarantine under the Iso- lation and Quarantine Order: in any other case, the time at which and date on which the person arrives in New Zealand.
(b) (c) Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 20 16 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 3 cl 25 Ships in isolation or quarantine 24 (1) Ships in isolation or quarantine This clause applies if a ship remains in isolation or quarantine with any persons who arrived in New Zealand on the ship.

(2) No person may board the ship, except a person who undertakes a necessary task.
(3) No person may disembark the ship, except a person who undertakes a neces- sary task or as provided in clause 18(1), 19(1) or (4), 20(1) or (4), 21(1), or 26(2) or (3).
(4) No person may bring a ship within 50 metres of a ship referred to in subclause (1), except for— (a) a person bringing one of the following ships: (i) a ship in the service of 1 or more of the following agencies: (A) (B) (C) (D) the Ministry of Health: the Ministry for Primary Industries: the New Zealand Customs Service: the New Zealand Police: (ii) (iii) a ship carrying a person who undertakes a necessary task: any other ship necessary for the safe navigation, movement, or operation of the ship referred to in subclause (1); and (b) a person authorised by an enforcement officer to bring a ship within 50 metres of a ship referred to in subclause (1).
(5) A breach of subclause (2) or (4) is an infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 21 25 Person who undertakes necessary task must take precautions A person who undertakes a necessary task and who boards a ship under clause 24 must take reasonable steps to minimise the risk of an outbreak, or the spread, of COVID-19, including by— (a) maintaining physical distancing (to the greatest extent practicable) from any person who is in isolation or quarantine; and (b) wearing personal protective equipment.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 21 17 Part 4 cl 26 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 Part 4 Exemptions for arriving and departing crew Crew departing New Zealand 26 (1) Exemption for certain crew departing New Zealand This clause applies to a crew member who— (a) wishes to— (i) (ii) disembark the ship on which the crew member arrived in New Zealand; or leave the place of isolation or quarantine to which the crew mem- ber is transferred after arriving in New Zealand; and (b) wishes to depart from New Zealand; and (c) has not completed their required period of isolation or quarantine in accordance with clause 17(1).
(2) Despite clauses 17(1), 19(1), and 23(1) of this order and anything in the Isola- tion and Quarantine Order, the crew member may travel directly from the ship or the place of isolation or quarantine— (a) (b) to the nearest security designated aerodrome to board an aircraft that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand on the same day; or to board a ship that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(3) A medical officer of health or a health protection officer must transfer the crew member to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the crew mem- ber completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23 if— (a) (b) the international flight that the crew member wishes to board does not depart from New Zealand on the same day that the crew member disem- barks the ship; or the ship that the crew member wishes to board does not depart from New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(4) A crew member transferred under subclause (3) may leave their place of isola- tion or quarantine to— (a) (b) travel to the nearest security designated aerodrome to board an aircraft that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand on the same day; or board a ship that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5) A crew member or an organisation representing the crew member must— (a) give at least 96 hours’ notice to an enforcement officer that the crew member is required to transfer to a place of isolation or quarantine; and 18 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 4 cl 28 (b) advise an enforcement officer as soon as practicable of any changes to time frames related to the crew member’s travel.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 16 Crew arriving in New Zealand 27 (1) (2) (3) Exempt crew members arriving in New Zealand by air This clause applies to an exempt crew member who has arrived in New Zea- land— (a) (b) at a security designated aerodrome on board an aircraft; and for the purpose of— (i) boarding a ship that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practicable; and (ii) departing from New Zealand as a crew member of that ship.
The exempt crew member may travel from the security designated aerodrome to the departing ship.

If the ship does not depart from New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practic- able, a medical officer of health or a health protection officer must transfer the crew member to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the crew member completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23 or until the ship departs, whichever happens first.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 17 28 Other crew members who arrive in New Zealand by air Crew of ships departing New Zealand but not as soon as is reasonably practicable (1) Subclause (2) applies to a crew member who has arrived in New Zealand— (a) (b) at a security designated aerodrome on board an aircraft; and for the purpose of boarding a ship that is scheduled to depart from New Zealand but not as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(2) The crew member must travel from the security designated aerodrome to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the crew member completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23 or until the ship departs, whichever happens first.

(3) To avoid doubt, clause 26(1) and (2) applies to a crew member specified in subclause (1).
Crew of ships not departing New Zealand (4) Subclause (5) applies to a crew member who has arrived in New Zealand— (a) at a security designated aerodrome on board an aircraft; and 19 Part 4 cl 29 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 (b) for the purpose of boarding a ship that is scheduled to travel to another port or place in New Zealand without departing from New Zealand.
(5) The crew member must travel from the security designated aerodrome to a place of isolation or quarantine for the purpose of the crew member completing their period of isolation or quarantine as required by clause 23.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 18 29 Requirements relating to crew members who travel to or from security designated aerodrome, ship, or place of isolation or quarantine (1) A crew member of a ship who, under clause 26(3), 27(3), or 28(2) or (5), is required to travel from a ship, a security designated aerodrome, or a place of isolation or quarantine to a security designated aerodrome, a departing ship or another ship, or a place of isolation or quarantine must do so— (a) in accordance with directions of the chief executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, given on advice from a medical officer of health or a health protection officer; and (b) as quickly and directly as is reasonably practicable.
(2) A breach of subclause (1)(a) or (b) is an infringement offence for the purposes of section 26(3) of the Act.

Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 16(4), 17(3), 18(3) Part 5 Other exemptions and revocation Other exemptions 30 Exemption from clauses 14 to 23 Persons on the following ships are exempt from clauses 14 to 23: (a) (b) (c) a New Zealand Government ship: a New Zealand warship: a foreign State ship.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 15 Exemption from Parts 2 and 3 Parts 2 and 3 do not apply to a ship during the time that it is carrying out any of the permitted shipping movements specified in subclause (2), if all persons on board the ship to whom clause 17(1) applies have completed the required period of isolation or quarantine.
31 (1) (2) The permitted shipping movements are— (a) arriving in New Zealand, if the ship was previously at a New Zealand port and left New Zealand only to do 1 or both of the following: 20 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Part 5 cl 32 (i) (ii) support an offshore installation: support another ship operating offshore: (b) entering a New Zealand port, if the ship— (i) is a fishing ship; and (ii) was previously at a New Zealand port; and (iii) left New Zealand to operate in 1 or more of the following: (A) New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone: (B) (C) the high seas: the exclusive economic zone of another State: (3) (4) (c) arriving in another New Zealand port from a port in the Chatham Islands, if the ship was previously at another New Zealand port and trav- elled only to the Chatham Islands port.
The movement specified in subclause (2)(a) is a permitted shipping movement only if no person on the ship has interacted with a person from another ship or place other than those that the ship is supporting.

The movement specified in subclause (2)(b) is a permitted shipping movement only if— (a) (b) no person on the ship has interacted with a person from another ship; and no crew member has embarked or disembarked since the ship was previ- ously at a New Zealand port.
(5) The permitted shipping movements specified in subclause (2) are subject to compliance with reasonable directions given by an enforcement officer for the purpose of this clause.

Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 22 32 Revocation The COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020 (LI 2020/134) is revoked.
Compare: LI 2020/134 cl 23 21 Schedule 1 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions cl 5 Part 1 Provisions relating to this order as made 1 Effect of existing isolation or quarantine requirements (1) Any ship or person subject to a specified period of isolation or quarantine under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020 immediately before the commencement of this order must comply with the cor- responding requirement in this order, and time spent in isolation or quarantine during that period counts for the purpose of this order.
(2) Every permission granted by the Director-General under clause 10(2)(e) or (f) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020 con- tinues to have effect as if granted under clause 11(1) of this order.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of September 2020.

Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Health.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes into force at 11.59 pm on 6 September 2020, revokes and replaces the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order 2020 (the existing order).
The purpose of this order is to prevent, and limit the risk of, an outbreak, or the spread, of COVID-19 by restricting which ships may arrive in New Zealand, putting in place isolation or quarantine requirements for people who arrive in New Zealand by sea, and providing exemptions to enable the safe transfer of maritime crew (see clause 3).

Nothing in this order affects the obligations of persons arriving on ships to meet immigration requirements or the immunities of foreign State ships (see clause 7).
Part 2 continues the restrictions set out in the existing order that apply to ships arriv- ing in New Zealand, with the following changes: 22 2020/240 COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 Explanatory note • • • in deciding whether to give permission for a ship to arrive in New Zealand, the Director-General may require the ship’s master or its agent to provide the Director-General with an isolation or quarantine plan and may, as a condition of permission, require the persons on board the ship to comply with the plan (see clause 11): the order specifies the matters that the Director-General may take into account in deciding whether to give permission for a ship to arrive in New Zealand (see clause 12): the master of a ship that is permitted to arrive in, and is travelling to, New Zea- land must give the Director-General at least 168 hours’ notice of the ship’s arrival in New Zealand in the form and manner required by the Director- General (see clauses 14 and 15).
Part 3 continues the requirements set out in the existing order for persons who arrive in New Zealand on board in a ship to be isolated or quarantined, with the following additional requirements: • • • • • • the master of a ship intending to arrive in New Zealand must take reasonable steps to ensure that every person on board the ship is aware of the isolation or quarantine requirements (see clause 16): the point in time from which a person’s 14 days of isolation or quarantine is counted has changed, in some cases, to the time and date of the person’s last contact (see clause 17): a person who arrives in New Zealand on board a ship may be transferred to a place of isolation or quarantine by a medical officer of health, a health protec- tion officer, or an enforcement officer (acting on direction) if the officer is reasonably satisfied that the person needs to be transferred to manage the risk to public health (see clause 18): a person who is transferred to a place of isolation or quarantine must be isola- ted or quarantined in accordance with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 (see clause 23): with some exceptions, a person may not disembark a ship unless the person, and every other person on the ship, meets the low-risk indicators and has not, in the previous 14 days, experienced any symptoms that suggest the presence of COVID-19 (see clauses 19 and 20): new restrictions apply to boarding, disembarking, or approaching a ship that is in isolation or quarantine (see clauses 24 and 25).
Part 4 continues the exemptions set out in the existing order from the general require- ment relating to isolation or quarantine for maritime crew arriving in and departing from New Zealand by ship or air, including for crew arriving by air and transferring directly to a ship, with the following changes: 23 Explanatory note COVID-19 Public Health Response (Maritime Border) Order (No 2) 2020 2020/240 • • a crew member is exempt from certain isolation or quarantine requirements if their ship is departing New Zealand to travel to a port or other place outside New Zealand as soon as is reasonably practicable (see clauses 26, 27, and 28): a crew member who is transferred to a place of isolation or quarantine must be isolated or quarantined in accordance with the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020 and with the start times speci- fied in this order (see clauses 23, 26, 27, and 28 of this order and clause 10(2)(b) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Order 2020).
Part 5 continues other exemptions set out in the existing order relating to certain ships and to permitted shipping movements.

A breach of certain requirements in this order is an infringement offence under sec- tion 26(3) of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (the Act) for which a person is liable to an infringement fee of $300 or a fine not exceeding $1,000 (see clauses 21, 24, and 29).
A person who intentionally fails to comply with other requirements in this order commits an offence under section 26(1) of the Act for which a person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $4,000.

This order must be approved by a resolution of the House of Representatives before the expiry of the period described in section 16(2) of the Act.

If this does not happen, the order is revoked on the expiry of that period.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 4 September 2020.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Health.

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