# Approval of primary reporting systems

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245J Approval of primary reporting systems
          (1) The Secretary must, for each kind of aircraft or ship to which this
              Division applies, by legislative instrument, approve a system for
              the purposes of reporting under this Division. The system may be
              an electronic system or a system requiring reports to be provided in
              documentary form.
               Note 1:      An approval under this subsection can be varied or revoked under
                            subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
               Note 2:      It is anticipated that, ultimately, documentary systems will be phased
                            out and all approved systems will be electronic systems.

          (2) Under subsection (1), the Secretary may, for a kind of aircraft or
              ship, approve a single system for reporting on both passengers and
              crew or may approve one system for reporting on passengers, and
              another system for reporting on crew.
        (2A) The information about passengers or crew that is to be reported by
             a system must be about:
               (a) if the system is for reporting on passengers—passengers
                   individually; or
               (b) if the system is for reporting on crew—members of the crew
                   individually; or









                  (c) if the system is for reporting on both passengers and crew—
                      passengers individually and members of the crew
                      individually.
          (3) The instrument of approval of a system for reporting on passengers
              or crew must also specify the information (including personal
              identifiers) about passengers or crew that is to be reported by that
              system.