Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 228

  (1)   Where a member of the crew of a vessel, other than a vessel of the regular armed forces of a government recognized by the Commonwealth, that has entered Australia from overseas was on board the vessel at the time of its arrival at a port and is absent from the vessel at the time of its departure from the port, the master of the vessel shall, at that departure, deliver to an officer a written report:

  (a)   specifying the name of the member; and

  (b)   stating:

  (i)   that the member was a member of the crew of the vessel on board the vessel at the time of its arrival at that port; and

  (ii)   that the member is absent from the vessel at the time of its departure from that port; and

  (c)   stating whether the member left the vessel at that port with leave or without leave.

Penalty:   40 penalty units.

  (2)   An offence against subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .