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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

43: Authorisation for craft to depart from place other than Customs place

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"Leaving New Zealand from a non-Customs place: when the chief executive says it's okay"

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The chief executive can let a boat or plane leave New Zealand from a place that is not a Customs office. You need to know that the chief executive must talk to certain people before making this decision, including the Director-General of Biosecurity and the Commissioner of Police. The chief executive can also add conditions to this permission, such as what goods or people can be on the craft.

The chief executive has to consider who might be affected by their decision, and talk to those people before making it. This includes people in charge of other government departments that might be impacted. The chief executive can look at other laws, such as ss 25(1A), (1B), and 37(3), when making their decision.

The chief executive's permission can have conditions, like what you can take with you when you leave. This helps the chief executive make sure everything is okay before you leave New Zealand from a place that is not a Customs office. You can find more information about this by looking at the links to other laws.

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

43Authorisation for craft to depart from place other than Customs place

  1. The chief executive may authorise a craft to depart from New Zealand from 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 granting 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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