Customs Act 1901
The Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice published in the Gazette -
(a) appoint ports and fix the limits of those ports; and
(b) appoint airports and fix the limits of those airports.
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Hide history note15(1A)
In deciding whether to appoint a port under subsection (1), the Comptroller-General of Customs may take into account:
(a) whether the port or any part of the port is a security regulated port (within the meaning of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 ); and
(b) if so - whether the person designated under section 14 of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 as the port operator has a maritime security plan (within the meaning of that Act).
15(2)
The Comptroller-General of Customs may, by notice published in the Gazette -
(a) appoint wharves and fix the limits of those wharves; and
(b) appoint boarding stations for the boarding of ships and aircraft by officers.
15(3)
A notice under subsections (1) or (2) may provide that a port, airport, wharf or boarding station appointed by the notice is to be a port, airport, wharf or boarding station for limited purposes specified in the notice.
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