Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person who holds a general licence at any time during a financial year must give to the Department a report containing the following information relating to the vessel used to engage in coastal trading under the licence during the year:
(a) if passengers were carried during the year:
(i) the number of passengers carried; and
(ii) the ports at which the passengers were taken on board; and
(iii) the ports at which the passengers disembarked;
(b) if cargo was carried during the year:
(i) the kinds and volume of cargo carried; and
(ii) the ports at which the cargo was taken on board; and
(iii) the ports at which the cargo was unloaded;
(c) such other information as is prescribed by the regulations.
(2) The report must be given to the Department no later than 30 business days after the end of the financial year to which the report relates.
(3) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person holds a general licence at any time during a financial year; and
(b) the person fails to give the Department a report containing the information required by subsection (1) within the time required by subsection (2).
Civil penalty:
(a) for an individual--50 penalty units; and
(b) for a body corporate--250 penalty units.
(4) After the end of each financial year, the Minister must cause a summary of the information contained in the reports given under subsection (1) in respect of the year to be published on the Department's website.