Customs Act 1901
PART IV
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THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS
Division 2
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The Boarding of Ships and Aircraft
SECTION 62
SHIPS TO COME QUICKLY TO PLACE OF UNLADING
62(1)
When a ship has been brought to at a boarding station and boarded by an officer, the master of the ship shall, subject to any direction given under section 275A , bring the ship to the proper place of mooring or to the proper wharf appointed under subsection 15(2) , without touching at any other place, as quickly as it is practicable for him or her lawfully to do so.
62(2) [Liability]
When a ship has been brought to at a boarding station and boarded by an officer, the master of the ship shall, subject to any direction given under section 275A , bring the ship to the proper place of mooring or to the proper wharf appointed under subsection 15(2) , without touching at any other place, as quickly as it is practicable for him or her lawfully to do so.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
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Hide history note62(2) [Liability]
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
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