Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 27C

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

  (a)   a requirement to give information is made, in relation to the ship, under a law of a foreign country in circumstances in which paragraph   3 of article 220 of the Law of the Sea Convention permits such a requirement to be made; and

  (b)   the requirement is not complied with.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

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

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