Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

MIGRATION REGULATIONS 1994 - REG 3.14

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a civilian vessel arrives at a port in Australia (in this regulation called the relevant port ); and

  (b)   the vessel carries overseas passengers;

the master must, on the request of an officer, give the officer, to the best of the master's knowledge and belief, the particulars set out in subregulation   (2), (3) or (4), as the case requires.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.

  (1A)   If the officer requests the particulars be given in a particular way, the master must give the particulars in that way.

  (2)   If the last port entered by the vessel before its arrival at the relevant port was outside Australia, the particulars are:

  (a)   each passenger's full name; and

  (b)   each passenger's date of birth; and

  (c)   the country of issue and number of each passenger's passport; and

  (d)   the citizenship of each passenger; and

  (e)   the intended address in Australia (if any) of each passenger; and

  (f)   the place in Australia (if any) at which each passenger's journey in the vessel ends.

  (3)   If there are overseas passengers on the vessel whose journey is to end at the relevant port, the particulars in respect of each of those passengers are:

  (a)   his or her full name; and

  (b)   his or her date of birth; and

  (c)   the country of issue and number of his or her passport; and

  (d)   his or her citizenship; and

  (e)   his or her intended address in Australia.

  (4)   If:

  (a)   there are passengers on the vessel who:

  (i)   were on board the vessel when it left a place outside Australia; and

  (ii)   intend to travel in the vessel beyond Australia; and

  (b)   the master has not previously been asked by an officer to give particulars of those passengers;

the particulars of each of those passengers are:

  (c)   his or her full name; and

  (d)   his or her date of birth; and

  (e)   the country of issue and number of his or her passport; and

  (f)   his or her citizenship.

  (5)   The master must, if asked to do so by an officer, give the officer a specified number (not exceeding 6) of copies of a document containing particulars given under this regulation.

Penalty:   10 penalty units.