Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The person in charge of a vessel that is within Australian territory must ensure that the prescribed quarantine signal is displayed on the vessel in the circumstances and in the manner prescribed by the regulations.
(2) The regulations must prescribe:
(a) the quarantine signal; and
(b) the circumstances in which the quarantine signal must be displayed on a vessel within Australian territory; and
(c) the manner in which the quarantine signal must be displayed.
Strict liability offence
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 60 penalty units.