# When and where evidence to be presented

> act-s167 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

167 When and where evidence to be presented
          (1) Subject to this section, a person required to comply with
              section 166 who enters Australia at a port must comply:
                (a) if paragraph (b) or (c) does not apply—at that port; or
                (b) if the person is required by an officer to comply at a
                    particular on-port—at that on-port; or
                (c) if the person is allowed by an officer to comply at the port or
                    a particular on-port—at either of them.
          (2) Subject to subsection (4), a person required to comply with
              section 166 who enters Australia otherwise than at a port must
              comply at a prescribed place within a prescribed period after
              entering.
          (3) If:
                (a) a person proposes to enter Australia; and
                (b) with the permission of a clearance officer, complies with
                    paragraphs 166(1)(a), (b) and (c) on the vessel on which the
                    person travels to Australia and before entering Australia;
              the person is taken to have complied with section 166.
          (4) A person who travels to Australia on a pre-cleared flight:
               (a) must comply with paragraphs 166(1)(a) and (b) before
                   beginning the flight; and
               (b) if he or she so complies, is taken to have complied with
                   section 166.