New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 225

225 Security taken by Minister

(1) Any security taken by the Minister under this Act must be in a form acceptable to the Minister.

(2) The amount available under any security taken by the Minister under this Act is to be applied only as follows--

(a) in payment of any costs or expenses that have been ordered to be paid by the master or owner of a ship in the course of proceedings for an offence in respect of the discharge or that are recoverable under this Act against the master or owner of the ship as a debt due,

(b) in payment of any penalty imposed by a court in the course of proceedings for an offence in respect of the discharge.