Customs Act 1901
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118A(2)
Before a Certificate of Clearance in respect of the ship or aircraft is granted under section 118 , the master or owner of the ship or the pilot or owner of the aircraft must communicate to the Department, in accordance with this section, an outward manifest:
(a) specifying all of the goods (other than goods prescribed for the purposes of section 120 ) that are on board, or are to be loaded on board, the ship or aircraft at the port, airport or other place in Australia; or
(b) if there are no goods of the kind to which paragraph (a) applies - making a statement to that effect.
118A(3)
An outward manifest may be made by document or electronically.
118A(4)
A documentary outward manifest must:
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be in an approved form; and
(c) be communicated to the Department by sending or giving it to an officer doing duty in respect of the clearance of ships or aircraft; and
(d) contain such information as is required by the form; and
(e) be signed in a manner specified in the form.
118A(5)
An electronic outward manifest must communicate such information as is set out in an approved statement
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