Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) AMSA may gain access to any wreck, including by crossing land without the consent of the occupier of the land, for the purpose of rendering assistance or saving life.
(2) AMSA may deposit any wreck on land without the consent of the occupier of the land.
(3) A person must not impede AMSA in exercising its powers under subsection (1) or (2).
Fault - based offence
(4) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Penalty: 5 years imprisonment or 300 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (3).
Civil penalty: 3,000 penalty units.