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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

21: Authorisation for craft to arrive at place other than Customs place

You could also call this:

"Permission for boats or planes to arrive somewhere other than a usual Customs checkpoint"

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The chief executive can let a craft arrive at a place that is not a Customs place. You need to know that before they make this decision, they must talk to certain people, including the Director-General of Biosecurity, the chief executive of the Ministry of Health, and the Commissioner of Police. They may also need to talk to the Director of Civil Aviation if the craft is an aircraft, or the Director of Maritime New Zealand if it is a ship.

The chief executive can give this permission with conditions, such as what goods or people can be on the craft. They decide what conditions are appropriate when they give the permission. You can find more information about this by looking at s 25(1)(b), (1A), (1B).

The chief executive makes the final decision about the conditions and who they need to talk to. They consider what could be affected by letting the craft arrive at a different place. This helps them make a decision that works for everyone.

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Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft: Arrival of craft in New Zealand

21Authorisation for craft to arrive at place other than Customs place

  1. The chief executive may authorise a craft to arrive at a place other than a Customs place.

  2. Before giving an authorisation under subsection (1), the chief executive must consult the following persons:

  3. the Director-General of Biosecurity:
    1. the chief executive of the Ministry of Health:
      1. the Commissioner of Police:
        1. if the proposed authorisation relates to an aircraft, the Director of Civil Aviation:
          1. if the proposed authorisation relates to a ship, the Director of Maritime New Zealand:
            1. every other department of State whose operations may, in the opinion of the chief executive, be affected by the giving of the authorisation.

              1. An authorisation under subsection (1) may be given subject to any conditions that the chief executive considers appropriate (for example, conditions about the goods or persons that may be transported on the craft).

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