Y2.25 Carrier responsibilities on arrival

Immigration Act 1987 ss 125, 126(1)
Immigration Regulations 1999 reg 12

1. Carriers are responsible on arrival for:
   1. ensuring all persons on board the craft have the appropriate immigration documentation including:
      • a valid passport or certificate of identity; and
      • a visa (if required); and
      • evidence of onward travel arrangements; and
      • evidence of sufficient funds (if required); and
      • any other documentation required by the Immigration Regulations 1999; and
   2. preventing, by reasonable force if necessary, any person landing in New Zealand other than:
      • at a Customs place; or
      • for the purpose of complying with the responsibilities in Y2.1(a); and
   3. providing, on demand by any immigration officer, any details about any persons on board the craft since its last port of call; and
   4. ensuring, if the craft is unable to land at a Customs place, that all persons on board report to an immigration officer at a Customs place within 72 hours of arriving in New Zealand; and
   5. reporting, to an immigration officer as soon as practicable, the existence of any stowaway on board.
2. A carrier who fails to meet the responsibilities set out above commits an offence and may be prosecuted.

Effective 04/04/2005