6Liability to pay passenger movement charge

6 Liability to pay passenger movement charge

(1) Charge in respect of the departure of a person from Australia is payable by the person before the departure. (2) Where charge in respect of the departure of a person from Australia is not paid before the departure, the person commits an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit. (2A) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

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

(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (2), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty under that subsection, order the person to pay to the Commonwealth the amount of charge not paid by the person.