# Obligation to report on persons arriving on ships—reporting periods for journey from last port outside Australia

> reg-3.13B — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

3.13B Obligation to report on persons arriving on ships—reporting periods for
          journey from last port outside Australia
          (1) For paragraph 245L(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed period is 96 hours.
          (2) For paragraph 245L(5)(b) of the Act, the period mentioned in an item in the
              following table is specified for a journey of the kind mentioned in the item.









Reporting periods for certain journeys
Item        Likely duration of ship’s journey                                  Specified period
1           72 hours or more but less than 96 hours                            72 hours
2           48 hours or more but less than 72 hours                            48 hours
3           24 hours or more but less than 48 hours                            24 hours
4           Less than 24 hours                                                 12 hours