Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE COLLECTION ACT 1978 - SECT 6

             (1)  Charge in respect of the departure of a person from Australia is payable by the person before the departure.

             (2)  Where charge in respect of the departure of a person from Australia is not paid before the departure, the person is guilty of an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding 1 penalty unit.

          (2A)  Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  Where a person is convicted of an offence against subsection (2), the court may, in addition to imposing a penalty under that subsection, order the person to pay to the Commonwealth the amount of charge not paid by the person.