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by inserting "or the Cocos Islands" after "Commonwealth" in the definition of "Quarantine area"; and
    (h) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
    "(2) Where 2 or more persons are, or behave as if they are, in charge of a vessel, each of those persons shall, for the purposes of this Act, be taken to be in charge, and to be the master, of the vessel, but, where a notice or other document is required by this Act to be served on the master of the vessel, it is sufficient compliance with that requirement if the document is served on one of those persons.".

4. After section 5 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Extension of Act to Cocos Islands
"6. This Act extends to the Cocos Islands.".

Temporary Quarantine Officers
5. Section 9a of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:
"(4) For the purposes of this section, the Cocos Islands shall be deemed to form part of the Commonwealth.".

Delegation of authority
6. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting ", Territory" after "State" (wherever occurring).

Proclamation of ports of entry, &c.
7. (1) Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by inserting after paragraph (1) (a) the following paragraph:
       "(aaa) declare any ports in the Cocos Islands to be first Cocos Islands ports of entry for oversea vessels;";
    (b) by inserting in paragraphs (1) (aa) and (b) "or the Cocos Islands" after "Australia";
    (c) by inserting in paragraph (1) (d) ", or prohibit the introduction into the Cocos Islands," after "Australia";
    (d) by inserting in paragraphs (1) (e) and (f) ", or prohibit the importation into the Cocos Islands," after "Australia";
    (e) by inserting in paragraph (1) (fa) "or the Cocos Islands" after "Australia";
    (f) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) (g) "or from any part of the Cocos Islands to any other part of the Cocos Islands";
    (g) by inserting in paragraphs (1) (h) and (i) "or of the Cocos Islands" after "the Commonwealth";
    (h) by inserting after sub-section (1a) the following sub-section:
"(1b) The power to declare first Cocos Islands ports of entry shall extend to authorize the declaration of a port to be a first Cocos Islands port of entry for all oversea vessels, or for oversea vessels from any particular place, or for any class of oversea vessels."; and (j) by inserting in sub-section (3) "in relation to the Commonwealth" after "exercised".
(2) The amendments of section 13 of the Principal Act made by sub-section (1) do not affect any proclamations under that section that were in force immediately before the commencement of this