Power to bring transitory persons to Australia act-s198B โ€” as in force on 2026-06-04 โ€” C2026C00232 ยท Compilation No. 171 โ€” https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text 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.