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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Offences in relation to maritime activity - Safety offences

65A: Proceeding without pilot contrary to maritime rules or direction given under section 60A

You could also call this:

"Sailing a ship without a pilot when you're not allowed to is against the law"

If you own a ship or are its master, you must follow the maritime rules. You can commit an offence if your ship proceeds without a pilot when it is not allowed to, as stated in section 60A. This can happen if you break the rules or do not follow a direction given under section 60A.

If you are found guilty, you can be punished with imprisonment or a fine. As an individual, you can be imprisoned for up to 12 months or fined up to $10,000. If you are a company, you can be fined up to $100,000.

You may also have to pay an additional penalty under section 409. Breaking a maritime rule when section 60A(1) applies is an offence against this law, despite what section 451(5) says.

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Part 6Offences in relation to maritime activity
Safety offences

65AProceeding without pilot contrary to maritime rules or direction given under section 60A

  1. If a ship proceeds without a pilot in contravention of section 60A, the owner and master of the ship each commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

  2. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $10,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000:
      1. in any case, to an additional penalty under section 409.

        1. Despite section 451(5), a contravention of a maritime rule in circumstances to which section 60A(1) applies is an offence against this section.

        Notes
        • Section 65A: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).
        • Section 65A(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).