Section 97: Fees upon engagement and discharge

(1)
The fees payable upon an engagement and a discharge shall be as prescribed by the appropriate authority.
(2)
The superintendent shall cause a scale of the fees, together with a copy of this section to be conspicuously exhibited in the Seafarer Services Office and may require the payment of the fees before proceeding with any engagement or discharge.
(3)
The master of a ship who engages or discharges any seaman at the Seafarer Services Office shall pay to the superintendent the whole of the prescribed fees.