New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The amount of any costs and expenses incurred by the Minister in respect of action taken by or on behalf of it under section 46, 47 or 50 that relates to a ship and a discharge to which this Act applies and the amount of any penalty that can be imposed under this Act against the owner or master of the ship in relation to the discharge are charges on the ship.
(2) The ship may be detained by a person authorised by the Minister for the purposes of this section until the amount is paid or security for the payment of the amount is provided in accordance with section 52B.