Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A ship in respect of which levy is payable may be detained by a Collector until the levy is paid.
(2) If a ship that has been detained by a Collector under subsection ( 1) goes to sea without having been released by the Collector, the master of the ship commits an offence punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units .
(2A) An offence under subsection ( 2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) A reference in this section to levy payable in respect of a ship shall be read as including a reference to an amount that, under section 8, is payable on account of levy that may become payable in respect of the ship.
(4) While a ship is detained under subsection ( 1), a person does not have the power of seizure provided for by section 123 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 in relation to the ship.