Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 1912 - SECT 155

                   Where a seaman belonging to a ship dies, the master of the ship shall:

                     (a)  if the ship is in a port in Australia at the time of death--within 48 hours after the death, pay and deliver to a superintendent any property of the seaman in the possession of the master; and

                     (b)  in any other case--within 48 hours after the arrival of the ship at a port in Australia, pay and deliver to a superintendent any property of the seaman not paid or delivered to a proper authority under subsection 151(2).

Penalty:  $1,000.