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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 - Departure of craft

40: Offences in relation to production of certificate of clearance, etc

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"Breaking the rules about showing customs papers or answering questions can lead to a fine"

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If you are in charge of a craft, you commit an offence if you fail to produce a certificate of clearance when a Customs officer asks you to under section 39(2). You also commit an offence if you refuse to answer a Customs officer's questions under section 39(3), or if you knowingly give a false answer to their questions under section 39(3). If you do any of these things, you can be fined up to $5,000 if you are convicted.

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Part 3Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft
Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft: Departure of craft

40Offences in relation to production of certificate of clearance, etc

  1. The person in charge of a craft commits an offence if the person—

  2. fails to produce a certificate of clearance when required by a Customs officer under section 39(2); or
    1. refuses to answer any question put to that person by a Customs officer under section 39(3); or
      1. knowingly gives a false answer to a question put to that person by a Customs officer under section 39(3).

        1. A person who commits an offence under this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

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