Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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

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

  (a)   fuel oil (other than gas fuel) is supplied to the ship; and

  (b)   the ship has a gross tonnage of 400 or more; and

  (c)   a representative sample of fuel oil is provided to the master in connection with the supply of fuel oil to the ship; and

  (d)   the sample is not retained in accordance with the regulations until the later of the following:

  (i)   the time at which the fuel oil supplied is substantially consumed;

  (ii)   the end of 12 months after the day on which the fuel oil is supplied.

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 .