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Migration Act 1958
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207 Interpretation
carrier, in relation to an unlawful non‑citizen, means a controller of the vessel on which the non‑citizen was last brought to Australia.
controller, in relation to a vessel, means the master, owner, agent or charterer of the vessel.
costs means the fares and other costs to the Commonwealth of transporting:
(a) a non‑citizen; and
(b) a custodian of the non‑citizen;
from Australia to the place outside Australia to which the non‑citizen is removed or deported.