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MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 6

Geographical jurisdiction

  (1)   Section   15.2 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category B) applies to an offence against this Act, other than an offence mentioned in subsection   (2).

  (2)   Section   15.4 of the Criminal Code (extended geographical jurisdiction--category D) applies to the following offences:

  (a)   an offence under subsection   39(1) or 40(1) by:

  (i)   a person who is given a direction under section   35 because of the person's presence on, or connection with, a security regulated offshore facility; or

  (ii)   the offshore facility operator or master of a foreign ship regulated as an offshore facility, where the ship is given a security direction under section   36A;

  (b)   an offence under subsection   100ZL(1), 100ZL(2) or 172(1) by a master of a foreign ship regulated as an offshore facility;

  (c)   an offence under subsection   120(1), 120(3), 124(1), 127(1), 127(3), 131(1), 143(1), 149(1), 153(3), 154(4), 155(4) or 156(3) where the offence is committed in an offshore security zone;

  (d)   an offence under subsection   121(1), 121(3), 128(1) or 128(3) where the screening point is in, or at the edge of:

  (i)   an offshore security zone; or

  (ii)   a foreign ship regulated as an offshore facility;

  (e)   an offence under subsection   122(1), section   123, subsection   124(1) or 129(1), section   130, or subsection   131(1), 143(1), 149(1), 153(3) or 156(3) where the offence is committed on a foreign ship regulated as an offshore facility;

  (f)   an offence under subsection   143(1) in relation to a maritime security inspector exercising, or attempting to exercise, powers set out in paragraph   140A(2)(e);

  (g)   an offence under subsection   175(1) or 184(5) by a person failing to report, or give information, in his or her capacity as an offshore industry participant;

  (h)   an offence under subsection   176(1) by an employee of an offshore industry participant;

  (i)   an offence under regulations made under section   109, 113D, 119, 126 or 133 where the offence is committed:

  (i)   in, or at the edge of, an offshore security zone or a ship security zone declared under subsection   106(1A); or

  (ii)   on or near a foreign ship regulated as an offshore facility.



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