Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) AMSA must, on application made under section 13, accept an amendment to an ABF vessel management plan if AMSA is satisfied that:
(a) the application complies with subsection 13(2); and
(b) the amendment does not relate to a significant change to the Australian Border Force vessel, or the operation of the Australian Border Force vessel, covered by the plan.
(2) AMSA must, within 28 days after the day it receives the application, give written notice of its decision on the application to:
(a) the Comptroller-General of Customs; and
(b) the recognised organisation which gave the notice included in the application as required by subsection 13(2).
(3) If AMSA does not give written notice of its decision within the 28-day period, the amendment is taken to be accepted at the end of that period.
Consequences of acceptance and non-acceptance of amendment
(4) If AMSA accepts the amendment, AMSA is taken to have accepted the plan as amended by the amendment.
(5) Despite subsection (4), the acceptance of the amendment does not affect the application of subsections 9(4) and (5) in relation to when an acceptance of the plan commences and ends.
Note: This means the acceptance of the amendment does not extend the acceptance period for the plan as a whole for a further period of up to 5 years from the acceptance of the amendment.
(6) If AMSA does not accept the amendment, the acceptance of the plan continues as if the amendment had not been made.