Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813:section:72w
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 72W
Character Range: 258769–259644

72W  Certain people must produce authority to depart
 (1) If:
 (a) a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is in force; and
 (b) the person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and
 (c) the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate;
the person must give a copy of the certificate to an authorised officer for inspection, if requested to do so by the authorised officer.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) an authorised officer requests under subsection (1) that the person give a copy of a departure authorisation certificate to the officer; and
 (b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the request.
Penalty: 5 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.

Division 7—Definitions etc.