Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

QUARANTINE REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 30G

         (1)   Subregulation (2) applies if:

                (a)    an overseas ship enters a first port of entry; and

               (b)    the overseas ship has:

                          (i)    a valid ship sanitation certificate; or

                         (ii)    a ship sanitation certificate that expired within 1 month before the date the overseas ship enters the port; and

                (c)    it is not practicable for the overseas ship to be examined at the port; and

               (d)    the master of the overseas ship asks a quarantine officer to extend the validity of the certificate.

         (2)   The officer must, by writing on and signing the ship sanitation certificate, extend the validity of the certificate by no more than 1 month.