Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:64aca:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 64ACA (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 198719–201288

the start of the prescribed period before its estimated time of arrival; or
 (b) if the journey is of a kind described in regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph—the start of the shorter period before its estimated time of arrival that is specified in those regulations.
 (5A) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (5) may prescribe matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) arising out of the making of regulations for those purposes.

Deadline for giving report—aircraft
 (6) If the report relates to an aircraft, it must be given not later than:
 (a) if the flight from the last airport outside Australia is likely to take not less than 3 hours—3 hours; or
 (b) if the flight from the last airport outside Australia is likely to take less than 3 hours—one hour;
before the time stated in the report made under section 64 to be the estimated time of arrival of the aircraft.

Other requirements for documentary reports
 (7) If the report is given by document, it must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) be in an approved form; and
 (c) contain such information as is required by the form; and
 (d) be signed in a manner specified in the form; and
 (e) be communicated to the Department by sending or giving it to an officer doing duty in relation to the reporting of ships or aircraft at the port or airport at which the ship or aircraft is expected to arrive.

Other requirements for electronic reports
 (8) If the report is given electronically (whether or not by an electronic system approved for the purposes of subsection (2)), it must communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement.

Different forms and statements for different circumstances etc.
 (9) The Comptroller‑General of Customs may approve different forms for documentary reports, and different statements for electronic reports, to be made under subsections (7) and (8) in different circumstances, by different kinds of operators of ships or aircraft or in respect of different kinds of ships or aircraft.

Legislative instruments
 (10) An approval of an electronic system for the purposes of subsection (2), or a variation or revocation of such an approval, is a legislative instrument.

Purpose for which information obtained
 (12) Information obtained by the Department under this section is taken to be obtained by the Department for the purposes of the administration of this Act, the Migration Act 1958, and any other law of the Commonwealth prescribed by regulations for the purposes of this subsection.