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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

44: Craft departing from place other than Customs place

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"Leaving New Zealand from a non-Customs place has the same rules as leaving from a Customs place."

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If you are on a craft that is leaving New Zealand from a place that is not a Customs place, the same rules apply as if you were leaving from a Customs place. This means that the people checking the craft have the same powers as they would at a Customs place. You and the goods on the craft are treated as if you were in a special area before the craft leaves, even if you are not actually in one of those areas.

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

44Craft departing from place other than Customs place

  1. If any craft is to depart, or has departed, for a point outside New Zealand from a place other than a Customs place, the same powers may be exercised, and the same obligations apply, under this Act in relation to—

  2. the craft as if it were to depart, or had departed, from a Customs place; and
    1. the goods and persons that are to be on, or are on, the craft as if those goods and persons are or were in a Customs-controlled area preceding the departure of the craft.

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