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MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 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.



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