Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The master of a regulated foreign ship, or a ship intending to enter Australian waters that would, once it had done so, be a regulated foreign ship, must provide pre - arrival information in accordance with the regulations.
(2) The regulations may prescribe:
(a) the person or persons to whom pre - arrival information must be given; and
(b) the circumstances in which pre - arrival information must be given; and
(c) the form and manner in which pre - arrival information must be given.
(3) Pre - arrival information is information of a kind prescribed in the regulations that must be provided by a ship before the ship enters one or more of the following:
(a) Australian waters;
(b) a security regulated port;
(c) a maritime security zone within a security regulated port;
(d) a port that is not a security regulated port.
(4) The regulations may provide that different pre - arrival information is to be provided before entering different places or areas as mentioned in paragraphs (3)(a) to (d).
(5) If the master of a ship contravenes subsection (1), the master or the ship operator for the ship may be given a control direction under Division 3.