Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An unregistered ship shall not depart from an Australian port to a place outside Australia.
(2) The master and owner of a ship that departs from an Australian port in contravention of subsection (1) each commit an offence punishable upon conviction:
(a) if the offender is a natural person--by a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate--by a fine not exceeding 50 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 Collector of Customs shall not grant a Certificate of Clearance in respect of an unregistered ship that is about to depart from an Australian port to a place outside Australia.
(4) Subsections (1) and (3) do not apply to a prescribed ship, or ships included in a prescribed class of ships.