Section 198B — Power to bring transitory persons to Australia

198B Power to bring transitory persons to Australia

(1) An officer may, for a temporary purpose, bring a transitory person to Australia from a country or place outside Australia.

(2) The power under subsection (1) includes the power to do any of the following things within or outside Australia:

(a) place the person on a vehicle or vessel;

(b) restrain the person on a vehicle or vessel;

(c) remove the person from a vehicle or vessel;

(d) use such force as is necessary and reasonable.

(3) In this section, officer means an officer within the meaning of section 5, and includes a member of the Australian Defence Force.