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MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 15
Discharging oil into State waters from a ship prohibited
(1) The master
and the owner of a ship are each guilty of an offence if any oil is discharged
from the ship into State waters. : Maximum penalty-- (a) in the case of an
individual--$500,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--$10,000,000.
(2)
In proceedings for an offence against this section in relation to a ship-- (a)
it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that oil was
discharged from the ship into State waters, but
(b) it is a defence if it is
proved that, by virtue of Division 2, this section does not apply in relation
to the discharge.
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