# Vessels required to convey deportees or other removees

> act-s218 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

218 Vessels required to convey deportees or other removees
          (1) Subject to section 217, if a person is to be removed or deported, the
              Secretary or Australian Border Force Commissioner may give the
              controller of a vessel or vessels a written notice requiring the
              controller to transport the person from Australia to a destination of
              the vessel or one of the vessels specified in the notice.
          (2) Subject to sections 219 and 220, the controller must comply with
              the notice within 72 hours of the giving of the notice or such
              further time as the Secretary or Australian Border Force
              Commissioner allows.
               Penalty: 100 penalty units.








          (3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
               Note:      For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.