Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 26FEJ

  (1)   The master and the owner of an Australian ship each commit an offence if:

  (a)   an entry in a prescribed record book is not made in accordance with the regulations as soon as practicable after:

  (i)   the completion of the last prescribed fuel - changeover operation on the ship before the ship enters an emission control area; or

  (ii)   the completion of the first prescribed fuel - changeover operation on the ship after the ship leaves an emission control area; or

  (b)   the record book is not:

  (i)   retained on board the ship for the prescribed period; or

  (ii)   readily available for inspection at all reasonable times.

Penalty:   200 penalty units.

  (2)   An offence against subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person makes an entry in a prescribed record book; and

  (b)   the entry is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:   200 penalty units.