Section 198B — Migration Act 1958: 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.