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Migration Act 1958
225Production of identity documents and mustering of crew
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225 Production of identity documents and mustering of crew
(1) This section applies to a vessel, other than a vessel of the regular armed forces of a government recognised by the Commonwealth, which has entered Australia from overseas.
(2) On the arrival of a vessel at a port, an officer may require the master of the vessel to muster the vessel’s crew in the presence of the officer.
(3) An officer may require the master of a vessel to muster the vessel’s crew in the presence of the officer before the vessel departs from a port.
(4) An officer may require a member of the crew of a vessel to produce his or her identity documents to the officer for inspection.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).