Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:64ab:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 64AB (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 182792–185332

64AB  Cargo reports
 (1) This section applies to a ship or aircraft in respect of a voyage or flight to Australia from a place outside Australia.
 (2) If the ship or aircraft is due to arrive at its first port or airport in Australia since it last departed from a port or airport outside Australia, each cargo reporter must report to the Department, in accordance with this section, particulars of all goods:
 (a) that the cargo reporter has arranged to be carried on the ship or aircraft on the voyage or flight; and
 (b) that are intended to be unloaded from the ship or aircraft at a port or airport in Australia (whether the first port or airport or any subsequent port or airport on the same voyage or flight); and
 (c) that are not:
 (i) accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger or member of the crew; or
 (ii) ship's stores or aircraft's stores.
 (2A) If the ship or aircraft is due to arrive at its first port, or airport, in Australia since it last called at a port, or departed from an airport, outside Australia, each cargo reporter must report to the Department, in accordance with this section, particulars of all goods that the cargo reporter has arranged to be carried on the ship or aircraft and that are intended to be kept on board the ship or aircraft for shipment on to a place outside Australia, other than:
 (a) goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a passenger or member of the crew; or
 (b) ship's stores or aircraft's stores.
 (4) A cargo report must be an electronic report.
 (4B) An electronic cargo report must communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement.
 (5) If the information required by an approved statement to be communicated electronically refers to particulars of the consignor or consignee of goods:
 (a) in the case of a report under subsection (2)—the reference in the statement to the consignor of goods is a reference to a supplier of goods who is located outside Australia and:
 (i) initiates the sending of goods to a person in Australia; or
 (ii) complies with a request from a person in Australia to send goods to the person; and
 (aa) in the case of a report under subsection (2A)—the reference in the statement to the consignor of goods is a reference to a supplier of goods who is located outside Australia and:
 (i) initiates the sending of goods to a person in a place outside Australia; or
 (ii) complies with a request from a person in a place outside Australia to send goods to the person; and
 (b) in any case—the reference