Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The master of a vessel contravenes this subsection if the master:
(a) receives information that a person or persons are in distress at sea, and does not proceed to the assistance of the person or persons in distress; and
(b) is required by any law to keep a logbook for the vessel; and
(c) does not record in the vessel's logbook his or her reasons for not so proceeding.
Strict liability offence
(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .