Commonwealth Numbered Acts

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 9

Vessels, installations, aircraft and protected land areas

             (1)  A vessel, installation, aircraft or protected land area is involved in a contravention of a law, if:

                     (a)  the law has been, is being, or is intended to be, contravened on, or in the vicinity of, the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

                     (b)  there is some other connection between the vessel, installation, aircraft or land and a contravention, or intended contravention, of the law.

Vessels, installations and aircraft

             (2)  A vessel, installation or aircraft is involved in a contravention of a law, if the vessel, installation or aircraft has been, is being, or is intended to be, used in contravention of the law.

Support vessels

             (3)  A vessel is involved in a contravention of a law if it has been, is being, or is intended to be, used:

                     (a)  in direct support of another vessel or aircraft that is involved in a contravention of the law; or

                     (b)  in preparation for a contravention of the law in which another vessel or aircraft is involved.

             (4)  A vessel involved in a contravention of a law within the meaning of subsection (3) is a support vessel .

Isolated persons

             (5)  An isolated person is involved in a contravention of a law if:

                     (a)  the law has been, is being, or is intended to be, contravened by the person; or

                     (b)  there is some other connection between the person and a contravention, or intended contravention, of the law.