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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

19: Persons leaving or boarding arriving craft before inward report made

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"Wait for clearance before getting on or off a boat in New Zealand"

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When you arrive in New Zealand on a craft, you cannot leave or board it unless a Customs officer says you can. This rule applies from the time the craft arrives at a Customs place. You have to wait until the person in charge of the craft has given Customs an inward report, as required by section 24(1)(a), before you can leave or board the craft.

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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

19Persons leaving or boarding arriving craft before inward report made

  1. No person may leave or board a craft unless authorised to do so by a Customs officer—

  2. from the time of the craft’s arrival at a Customs place:
    1. until an inward report has been provided to Customs under section 24(1)(a).

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