151Death of seamen abroad

#### 151 Death of seamen abroad (1) If a seaman belonging to a ship dies outside Australia or during a voyage to a port outside Australia and, after his or her death and before the ship arrives at a port in Australia, the ship is, for a period of at least 24 hours, at a port, the master of the ship shall: (a) inform a proper authority that the seaman has died; and (b) if the proper authority so requires, furnish to the proper authority information with respect to the destination of the ship and the probable duration of the voyage of the ship. (2) The proper authority may, and, if the ship’s agreement will terminate at a time when the ship is outside Australia, shall, require the master to pay and deliver to the proper authority any property of the seaman in the possession of the master and, upon the master complying with that request, shall give to the master a receipt for the property. (3) The receipt shall be produced by the master to a superintendent within 48 hours after his or her arrival at the master’s port of destination in Australia. (4) Where the ship proceeds at once to a port in Australia, without touching at a port elsewhere, or the proper authority does not require the payment and delivery of the property as aforesaid, the master shall, within 48 hours after his or her arrival at the master’s port of destination in Australia, pay and deliver the property to a superintendent. (5) In all cases where a seaman dies during the progress of a voyage or engagement, the master shall give to the proper authority to whom payment and delivery is made as aforesaid such account in such form as he or she requires of the property of the deceased. (6) A deduction claimed by the master in the account shall not be allowed unless verified by an entry in the official log‑book, and also by such other vouchers (if any) as are reasonably required by the proper authority to whom the account is given.