Customs Act 1901

PART III - CUSTOMS CONTROL EXAMINATION AND SECURITIES GENERALLY  

SECTION 31  

31   GOODS ON SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO CUSTOMS CONTROL  

All goods on board any ship or aircraft from a place outside Australia are subject to customs control while the ship or aircraft:

(a) is within the limits of any port or airport in Australia; or

(b) is at a place to which the ship or aircraft has been brought because of stress of weather or other reasonable cause as mentioned in subsection 58(1) ; or

(c) is at a place that is the subject of a permission under subsection 58(2) .