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the aircraft at the airport;

    a report of the full name and date of birth of each crew member and the number of passengers who were or will be on board the aircraft at the time of its arrival at the airport.

Penalty: $500.".

Insertion of new section

14. After section 64AD of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted:

Obligation to answer questions and produce documents

"64AE.(1) The master and owner of a ship to which section 64, 64AA, 64AB or 64AC applies must each:

    (a) answer questions asked by a Collector relating to the ship or the ship's cargo, crew, passengers, stores or voyage; and

    (b) at the request of a Collector, produce documents relating to the ship or the ship's cargo, crew, passengers, stores or voyage that are in his or her possession or control at the time of the request.

Penalty: $500.

"(2) The pilot and owner of an aircraft to which section 64, 64AA, 64AB or 64AC applies must each:

    (a) answer questions asked by a Collector relating to the aircraft or the aircraft's cargo, crew, passengers, stores or flight; and

    (b) at the request of a Collector, produce documents relating to the aircraft or the aircraft's cargo, crew, passengers, stores or flight that are in his or her possession or control at the time of the request.

Penalty: $500.

"(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the person charged had a reasonable excuse for:

    (a) refusing or failing to answer questions asked by a Collector; or

    (b) refusing or failing to produce documents when so requested by a Collector.".

Repeal of certain sections and substitution of new sections

15. Sections 68, 69, 71, 71A and 71B of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections are substituted:

Entry of imported goods

"68.(1) This section applies to:

    (a) goods that are imported into Australia; and

    (b) goods that are intended to be imported into Australia and that are on board a ship or aircraft that has commenced its journey to Australia; and

    (c) a ship or aircraft that is intended to be imported into Australia and that has commenced its journey to Australia;

but does not apply to:

    (d) goods that are accompanied or unaccompanied personal or household effects of a passenger, or a member of a crew, of a ship or aircraft; and

    (e) goods, other than prescribed goods:

         (i) that are included in a consignment consigned through the Post Office by one person to another; and

         (ii) that have a value not exceeding $1,000 or such other amount as is prescribed; and

    (f) goods, other than prescribed goods:

         (i) that are