Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 61

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is:

  (i)   the master of a ship who permits the ship to be boarded; or

  (ii)   the pilot of an aircraft who permits the aircraft to be boarded; or

  (iii)   the master of a resources installation; or

  (iv)   the owner of a sea installation; or

  (v)   the owner of an offshore electricity installation; and

  (b)   the person does not, by all reasonable means, facilitate the boarding of the ship, aircraft or installation by a person who is authorised under this Act to board the ship, aircraft or installation.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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