Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 (NO. 128, 2012) - SECT 69

             (1)  This section applies if:

                     (a)  a seafarer is suffering from a disease or illness or requires essential dental care; and

                     (b)  the seafarer is temporarily removed from the seafarer's vessel for the purpose of preventing infection or otherwise for the convenience of the vessel.

             (2)  Expenses for the following are to be paid by the owner of the vessel:

                     (a)  the removal of the seafarer from, and the seafarer's return to, the vessel;

                     (b)  providing the necessary surgical and medical advice and attendance, essential dental care and medicine, while the seafarer is away from the vessel;

                     (c)  the maintenance of the seafarer while he or she is away from the vessel.