Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MARITIME SAFETY) (APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL CODE) REGULATIONS 2001 (NO. 1) 2001 NO. 351 - SCHEDULE 6

(regulation 8)

[1] Regulation 1

substitute

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) (Orders) Regulations 1994.

[2] Regulation 4

substitute

4 Offences

(1)

A person must not fail to comply with a provision of an order, made under subsection 34 (1) of the Act, that is expressed to be a penal provision.

Penalty:

(a)

20 penalty units; or

(b)

if the person is a corporation — 50 penalty units.

(2)

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

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