Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The master of a regulated Australian vessel or a foreign vessel must ensure:
(a) that checks and tests of the machinery and equipment of the vessel are conducted as required by the regulations; and
(b) that entries are made in the vessel's official logbook, in accordance with the regulations, in relation to such checks and tests.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the master of a vessel contravenes that subsection if the master does not implement and maintain a safety management system that ensures that the checks and tests are carried out, and the entries are made.
Fault - based offence
(3) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 3,000 penalty units.