Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00318:clause:4_37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00318
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 37
Character Range: 60819–62324

37  Pre‑arrival reports for vessels
(1) This item applies if:
 (a) a vessel (including an installation) had entered Australian territory before the commencement day, or it is intended that the vessel enter Australian territory on or after that day, during a voyage that commenced outside Australian territory; and
 (b) information in respect of the vessel had been given to a quarantine officer as required by subsection 27A(2) of the Quarantine Act before the commencement day.
(2) The operator of the vessel is not required to comply with section 193 of the Biosecurity Act in relation to the vessel.
(3) If information in respect of the vessel had also been given to a quarantine officer under subsection 27A(3) of the Quarantine Act, the operator of the vessel is not required to comply with section 194 of the Biosecurity Act in relation to that information.
(4) However, if the person in charge or the operator of the vessel becomes aware after the commencement day that information given under subsection 27A(2) or (3) of the Quarantine Act was incomplete or incorrect, then the operator must give the additional or corrected information to a biosecurity officer under section 194 of the Biosecurity Act as soon as practicable.
(5) For the purposes of subitem (4), section 194 of the Biosecurity Act applies as if a reference to a report in relation to the vessel under section 193 included a reference to information in respect of the vessel under subsection 27A(2) or (3) of the Quarantine Act.