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Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Inspections, declarations, etc

31: Boarding of craft

You could also call this:

"Inspectors can stop and check planes, boats, and other craft for risk goods."

An inspector can ask you to stop a craft, like a plane or a boat, if they think it might be carrying risk goods. You must bring the craft to a stop and let the inspector on board if they ask you to. You also have to help the inspector look at the craft, including the outside, by doing what they reasonably ask. The inspector's craft must be clearly marked as a government craft if they are giving directions. If an inspector wants to look at your craft, they can ask you to make it easy for them to get on and look around, as stated in the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Inspections, declarations, etc

31Boarding of craft

  1. Subject to subsection (2), an inspector may, for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of risk goods, require the person in charge of—

  2. any craft, used for the transportation of people or goods, or both, by air, that is within New Zealand territory; or
    1. any craft, used for the transportation of people or goods, or both, by sea, that is within the area of sea adjacent to New Zealand and bounded by the outer limits of the contiguous zone of New Zealand—
        1. to—
      1. bring the craft to for boarding on being so directed by an inspector; and
        1. by all reasonable means, facilitate the boarding of the craft by an inspector; and
          1. by all reasonable means, facilitate the inspection of the craft, including its exterior surfaces, by an inspector.

            1. A craft carrying an inspector who gives a direction under this section must be clearly identifiable as being a craft in the service of the Crown.

            Notes
            • Section 31(1): replaced, on , by section 2 of the Biosecurity Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 78).
            • Section 31(1)(d): replaced, on , by section 27 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).
            • Section 31(1)(e): inserted, on , by section 27 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).