Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An officer may, for a temporary purpose, bring a transitory person to Australia from a country or place outside Australia.
(2) The power under subsection (1) includes the power to do any of the following things within or outside Australia:
(a) place the person on a vehicle or vessel;
(b) restrain the person on a vehicle or vessel;
(c) remove the person from a vehicle or vessel;
(d) use such force as is necessary and reasonable.
(3) In this section, officer means an officer within the meaning of section 5, and includes a member of the Australian Defence Force.