SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 31 Declaration of ship's nationality before clearance
SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 31
Declaration of ship's nationality before clearance(1) A Collector of Customs shall not grant a Certificate of Clearance in respect of a ship about to depart from an Australian port to a place outside Australia until the master of the ship has declared to the Collector the nationality of the ship.
(2) A declaration made under subsection ( 1) shall be
recorded on the Certificate of Clearance.