Quarantine Act 1908
71Boarding vessel or installation
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71 Boarding vessel or installation
(1) A quarantine officer who boards a vessel: (a) may remain on it for such period as the officer thinks necessary or desirable for the purpose of performing his or her duties; and (b) may direct the master to provide suitable and sufficient food and sleeping accommodation for the officer. (1A) The master of a vessel is guilty of an offence if: (a) a direction is given to the master under paragraph (1)(b); and (b) the master fails to comply with the direction.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(1B) An offence against subsection (1A) is an offence of strict liability. (2) If the vessel is a passenger vessel, the quarantine officer shall be entitled to all the privileges and accommodation extended to a first‑class passenger. (3) A reference in this section to a vessel shall be read as including a reference to an installation to which section 70AA applies.