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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft - Arrival of craft in New Zealand

17: Craft must arrive at Customs place

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"When bringing a boat to New Zealand, it must arrive at a special place called a Customs place."

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When you are in charge of a craft coming to New Zealand, you must make sure it arrives at a Customs place. If you have given an advance notice of arrival, you must arrive at the Customs place you said you would, unless a Customs officer tells you to go somewhere else. You can find more information about this in section 12(3). If a Customs officer tells you to arrive at a different place, you and your passengers must stay on the craft until a Customs officer says it is okay to leave or board.

If you are in charge of any other craft, you must arrive at a Customs place. There are some exceptions to this rule, such as if you have to arrive at a different place because of an accident or bad weather, or if you are required to do so by navigation rules. You can also be authorised to arrive at a place that is not a Customs place under section 21, but you must meet certain conditions. You must arrive only at the authorised place and meet any conditions of the authorisation.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft: Arrival of craft in New Zealand

17Craft must arrive at Customs place

  1. If section 12(3) applies to a craft, the person in charge of the craft must ensure that the craft arrives only at the Customs place notified in the advance notice of arrival, unless otherwise directed by a Customs officer under section 12(3).

  2. The person in charge of any other craft must ensure that the craft arrives only at a Customs place.

  3. If a craft is directed by a Customs officer under section 12(3) to arrive at a place other than the Customs place notified in the advance notice of arrival, no person may leave or board the craft unless authorised to do so by a Customs officer.

  4. This section does not apply to a craft that—

  5. is compelled by accident, stress of weather, or other necessity to arrive at a place otherwise than in accordance with subsection (1) or (2); or
    1. is required by any statutory or other requirement relating to navigation to arrive at a place otherwise than in accordance with subsection (1) or (2); or
      1. is authorised under section 21 to arrive at a place other than a Customs place, but only if—
        1. the craft arrives only at that place; and
          1. any conditions of the authorisation are met.

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