# Master to report absences

> act-s228 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

228 Master to report absences
          (1) Where a member of the crew of a vessel, other than a vessel of the
              regular armed forces of a government recognized by the
              Commonwealth, that has entered Australia from overseas was on
              board the vessel at the time of its arrival at a port and is absent
              from the vessel at the time of its departure from the port, the master
              of the vessel shall, at that departure, deliver to an officer a written
              report:
                (a) specifying the name of the member; and
                (b) stating:










                        (i) that the member was a member of the crew of the vessel
                            on board the vessel at the time of its arrival at that port;
                            and
                       (ii) that the member is absent from the vessel at the time of
                            its departure from that port; and
                  (c) stating whether the member left the vessel at that port with
                      leave or without leave.
               Penalty: 40 penalty units.
          (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
               Note:      For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.










Division 12—Offences etc. in relation to entry into, and
          remaining in, Australia
Subdivision A—People smuggling and related offences