53Wages

53 Wages

(1) The owner of a vessel must pay the seafarer:

(a) at an interval of no more than 1 month; and

(b) in accordance with the work agreement and if applicable, the relevant instrument under the Fair Work Act 2009 or collective agreement.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) The owner must give the seafarer an account, at least monthly, of:

(a) the payments due; and

(b) the period to which each payment relates; and

(c) the amounts paid, including wages and additional payments; and

(d) details of all deductions from the gross amount of wages and additional payments.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(3) The owner of a vessel must:

(a) establish a system for enabling a seafarer to send a proportion of the seafarer’s earnings to the seafarer’s family by bank transfer or similar means; and

(b) ensure the payments are made directly to the person named by the seafarer and on time.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(4) An offence against subsection (1), (2) or (3) is a strict liability offence.

(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

(6) The owner may charge a reasonable amount for providing the service mentioned in subsection (3).