(1)

For subsection 27A (2) of the Act, the information must:

(a)

be given:

(i)

between 48 hours before and 12 hours before the estimated time of arrival of the vessel or installation; or

(ii)

if a quarantine officer has notified the master of the vessel or installation that the information is to be given within a different period, within that period; and

(b)

for a vessel the hull proper of which is 25 metres or more or an installation — be in writing and given to a quarantine officer; and

(c)

for a vessel the hull proper of which is less than 25 metres — be given orally or in writing to a quarantine officer.

Note 1
For the meaning of estimated time and hull proper , see regulation 4.
Note 2
The information may, in certain circumstances, be given electronically — see the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .

(2)

However, if the information changes after it is given, it must be given again as soon as possible.