Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not:
(a) force onshore and leave behind at a place (whether within Australia or outside Australia) a seafarer of a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign vessel; or
(b) otherwise cause such a seafarer to be left behind at such a place, either onshore or at sea.
Fault - based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.