Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The offshore facility operator for an Australian ship regulated as an offshore facility commits an offence if:
(a) the ship is being used for maritime transport or the extraction of petroleum from the seabed or its subsoil; and
(b) there is no ISSC or interim ISSC in force for the ship.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the offshore facility operator has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(3) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.