Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 (NO. 128, 2012) - SECT 49

             (1)  A person contravenes this subsection if:

                     (a)  the person is the owner or master of a regulated Australian vessel; and

                     (b)  the vessel is altered in such a way as to affect the maritime labour certificates that vessel is required to have; and

                     (c)  AMSA, and each issuing body that has issued a maritime labour certificate for the vessel, are not informed of the alterations within the period prescribed by the regulations.

Fault-based offence

             (2)  A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty

             (3)  A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty:          600 penalty units.