Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00977:clause:8_167b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00977
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 8 cl 167B
Character Range: 66550–67357

167B  AFMA may give information about boats to Customs

 (1) This section applies if AFMA has any information relating to boats that AFMA got by means of a vessel monitoring system (see subsection (4)).

 (2) AFMA may give information of that kind to the Australian Customs Service (Customs) if AFMA, having had regard to any advice received from Customs, considers that giving Customs the information would help Customs to perform a function or activity of Customs that relates to civil surveillance.

 (3) This section does not, by implication, affect any other power of AFMA to give information.

 (4) In this section:

vessel monitoring system means a system in which boats are fitted with an electronic device that can give information about the boats' course or position, or other such information.