Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person contravenes this subsection if:
(a) the person is the owner or master of a regulated Australian vessel; and
(b) the vessel is altered so as to affect the safety certificates that vessel is required to have; and
(c) AMSA, and each issuing body that has issued a safety certificate that is in force for the vessel, are not informed of the alterations within the period prescribed by the regulations.
Fault - based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.