Customs Act 1901

PART IV - THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS  

Division 2 - The Boarding of Ships and Aircraft  

SECTION 61   FACILITY FOR BOARDING  

61(1)    


A person commits an offence if:

(a)    the person is:


(i) the master of a ship who permits the ship to be boarded; or

(ii) the pilot of an aircraft who permits the aircraft to be boarded; or

(iii) the master of a resources installation; or

(iv) the owner of a sea installation; or

(v) the owner of an offshore electricity installation; and

(b)    the person does not, by all reasonable means, facilitate the boarding of the ship, aircraft or installation by a person who is authorised under this Act to board the ship, aircraft or installation.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.


61(2)    


Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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



 

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