Customs Act 1901 CEO Instrument of Approval No. 97 of 2005 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

CEO Instrument of Approval No. 97 of 2005

Customs Act 1901

I, LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD, Chief Executive Officer of Customs, under section 4A of the Customs Act 1901 (the Act) and regulation 41 of the Customs Regulations 1926 (the Regulations), hereby approve the attached “Aircrew Declaration (B465 (Sept 2005))” form as an approved form for the purpose of providing information required under section 71AAAB of the Act and regulation 41 of the Regulations in relation to imported goods that are accompanied personal or household effects of a crew member of an aircraft.

This instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

Dated:  28 September 2005

LIONEL BARRIE WOODWARD

Chief Executive Officer of Customs

              Aircrew Declaration

Approved Form

Customs Act 1901

Section 71AAAB

(This declaration must be completed by all aircrew and made available to Customs on arrival.  The form will be returned to foreign crew on completion of all inwards Customs, Immigration and Quarantine clearance for re-presentation on departure.)

Please read the Notice overleaf and answer the following two questions by ticking (a) “Yes” or “No”:

Are you bringing into Australia:	YES	NO
1. Anything of interest to Customs, listed as Restricted Items (A)
2. Anything of interest to Quarantine, listed as Quarantine Restrictions (B)

If you answered “Yes” to any question, please list all items to be declared here:

Qty. Description Brand/ Make Value Customs Use

Personal Details:

Surname:……………………………………………Given Names:……………………………..

Date of Birth: .…/.…/……                    Sex:  Male 1 Female 1

Passport Number:………………………………….Country of issue:…………………………..

   Signature:……………………………………………Date:  …./…./……. Flight No.:…………..

 

Foreign Crew Use Only:

Articles marked “P” may be retained in your possession without payment of duty and tax. 
However you must re-export the articles when you next depart Australia.

Expected date of departure: …../…./….      Flight No:…………. Airport:…………………

B465 (Sept 2005)

 

NOTICE TO CAPTAINS AND CREW OF AIRCRAFT

Each crew member must complete the declaration overleaf and present the form to Customs on arrival.

Note: The Privacy Act of 1988 says that Customs must tell you why this information is collected, how it will be used and whether you have to provide it.

Customs needs the information to carry out the Customs, Quarantine, Health, Wildlife and Currency laws of Australia. We require this information under section 71AAAB of the Customs Act 1901 to ensure that travellers are complying with these laws and be able to collect the right amounts of duty and tax. The information provided is usually disclosed to the following government agencies: Australian Quarantine Inspection Service; Environment Australia; Department of Health and Ageing; Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs.

ENTITLEMENTS:

Clothing, articles for grooming and other bona fide personal effects need not be declared.

Provided the following importations stay within the maximum limits stipulated, they may be imported free from duty and/or tax.  If the maximum limit is exceeded in any of the categories, duty and tax will be charged on the entire importation within that category.

Category One:

A$450 worth of goods, obtained overseas or purchased in Australia on a duty/tax free basis.  Alcohol and tobacco products cannot be included in this allowance.

Category Two:

2.25 litres of alcoholic beverages.

Category Three:

250 cigarettes, or 250 grams of cigars or tobacco products.

A.    RESTRICTED ITEMS:

You must declare:

CUSTOMS

• Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages (including beer and wine) in excess of your allowance.

• Any new items with a Customs value in excess of A$450, including cameras, video cameras, VCRs, CD and DVD players, jewellery, watches, sporting goods, and gifts, except goods taken out of Australia and declared on a “Goods Exported in Passengers Baggage” (Customs Form B263)

• Goods/samples for business or commercial use.

• Goods that may be prohibited or subject to restrictions, such as medicines, steroids, firearms, weapons of any kind or illicit drugs.

WILDLIFE

• Live specimens or articles made from wildlife, such as, reptiles, coral, elephant, rhinoceros, and members of the cat family.

CURRENCY

• If you are carrying $10,000 or more Australian currency or foreign equivalent you must complete an International Currency Transfer Report, available from Customs.

B.QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS:

You must declare:

• Food of any type - includes dried, fresh, preserved, cooked, uncooked -including anything you can eat or cook.

• Wooden articles, plants, parts of plants, traditional medicines or herbs, seeds, bulbs, straw and nuts.

• Animals, part of animals and animal products including equipment, eggs, biological specimens, birds, fish, insects, coral, shells, bee products, pet food.

• Soil, or articles with soil attached, i.e. sporting equipment, shoes, etc.

• If you have visited a rural area or been in contact with, or near, farm animals outside Australia in the past 30 days.

• If you have been in Africa or South America in the last 6 days (you may need to produce a Yellow Fever vaccination Certificate).

Note: If you have doubts about anything, please declare the item or ask any Customs Officer or Quarantine Officer for clarification.

WARNINGS

• Aircraft stores are goods under Customs control and must not be removed without authority.

• It is an offence to make a false statement to Customs. You may be penalised or prosecuted.

• Penalties for drug offences are severe in Australia.

• You could be charged up to $220 in “on the spot fines” or be prosecuted for undeclared quarantine goods.

B465 (Sept 2005)