Customs Act 1901

The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by notice published in the Gazette:

appoint ports and fix the limits of those ports; and

appoint airports and fix the limits of those airports.

In deciding whether to appoint a port under subsection (1), the Comptroller‑General of Customs may take into account:

whether the port or any part of the port is a security regulated port (within the meaning of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003); and

if so—whether the person designated under section 14 of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003 as the port operator has a maritime security plan (within the meaning of that Act).

The Comptroller‑General of Customs may, by notice published in the Gazette:

appoint wharves and fix the limits of those wharves; and

appoint boarding stations for the boarding of ships and aircraft by officers.

A notice under subsection (1) or (2) may provide that a port, airport, wharf or boarding station appointed by the notice is to be a port, airport, wharf or boarding station for limited purposes specified in the notice.