Chinese Immigration Restriction Act amendment (1893) (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUINQUAGESIMO SEPTIMO

VICTORT 71-q; REGINA

No. 32

An Act to amend the Law relating to Chinese Immigra-

tion. [Assented to 13th October, 1893.

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative

Preamble

and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

L The seventh section and the third and fourth sub-sections of Repealer well

section five of The Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1880,' here- isieZtOttartt si/U-	sections of
inafter called the Principal Act, are hereby repealed.	Section 5 of 53

2. Theprovisions of the Principal Act shall not apply to any Evi,c9Ntt

Chinese who has obtained or who shall obtain a Certificate of Natu- n‘gglils°41°- ralisation in Western Australia. Provided that each departure and Chines°

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Chinese Immigration Restriction Act, 1889—Amendment

each return of such Chinese shall be registered with the Collector of

Customs.

Chinese not to 3. No labourer of the Chinese race shall be imported or brought

be imported

under the 48 into the Colony under the provisions of ' The Imported Labour Registry

Vic., No. 25, in Act, 1884,' in contravention of any of the provisions of the Principal

Contravention of

the provisions Act ; nor shall any such labourer be imported or brought into the

of 53 Vie., No. 3 Colony by any person of the Chinese race.

Mester on arrival to report Chinese4. (1) The master of every vessel arriving at any port or place in on board this Colony from parts beyond the Colony, and having any Chinese on

board, shall forthwith upon arrival, and before making any entry at the Customs, deliver to the Collector or other principal officer of Customs at such port or place a list showing the number and names of all the Chinese on board such vessel, including the crew thereof.

(2) Such list shall show clearly the place of shipment and the destination and the calling or occupation of each such Chinese, distinguishing crew, passengers and stowaways (if any).

(3) The master, on delivery of the list, shall, if required by the Collector or other officer as aforesaid, produce the vessel's articles, and muster the whole of the crew and passengers of the vessel for exami- nation, and the Collector or other officer as aforesaid may search or cause a search to be made in every part of such vessel, with a view of ascertaining whether any Chinese have been introduced contrary to the provisions of the Principal Act ; and the master of every vessel shall afford to the Collector, or other officer as aforesaid, every facility for making such search.

(4) For any default in the observance of any of the provisions of this section such master shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty of One hundred pounds.

Master to muster

Chinese before	5. (1) The master of every vessel arriving in any port or place in this Colony having Chinese on board such vessel shall, before being permitted to clear out from or leave such port or place, cause the whole of the Chinese on board such vessel to be mustered in the presence of the Collector or other principal officer of Customs, or of some officer of the Police force of or above the rank of sergeant.
clearance
(2) The names and number of the crew present at such muster shall be carefully checked with the names and number appearing on the vessel's articles and on the list hereinbefore required to be delivered by the master on arrival.
(3) If on mustering the Chinese crew on board of any vessel it be found that any Chinese who arrived at the port or place and who formed part of the crew of the vessel is not present at such muster, he shall be deemed to be a Chinese introduced into this Colony contrary to the provisions of the Principal Act, and the master or charterer of the vessel to the crew of which any such Chinese so belonged shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding One hundred pounds.
Incorporation

with Principal 6. This Act and the Principal Act shall be read together as one

Act Act.

W. C. F. ROBINSON,

GOVERNOR.