Maritime Transport Act 1994

Offences in relation to maritime activity - Safety offences

67: Communicating false information affecting safety

You could also call this:

"Telling lies about ship safety is against the law"

If you give someone false information about the safety of a ship or something used in maritime activities, and you know it is false, you are committing an offence. You can also commit an offence if you give information in a way that shows you do not care whether it is false or not. If you are found guilty of this offence, you can be punished with a fine or imprisonment, depending on whether you are an individual or a company, with individuals facing up to 12 months in prison or a fine of up to $10,000, and companies facing a fine of up to $100,000. If your actions cause someone financial loss, the court can order that part of your fine be given to the person who suffered the loss, with the amount awarded being up to half of the fine imposed. You can find more information about this law by looking at the Maritime Transport Act 1994 and related laws, such as section 56 of the 1990 law, and the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.

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Part 6Offences in relation to maritime activity
Safety offences

67Communicating false information affecting safety

  1. Every person commits an offence who by any means provides to another person information relating to the safety of a ship, maritime product, or any other facility or product used in or connected with maritime activities, or any person associated therewith, knowing the information to be false or in a manner reckless as to whether it is false.

  2. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

  3. 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. Where the commission of an offence against subsection (1) causes financial loss to any person and the court imposes a fine under subsection (2) in respect of that offence, the court may order that such part of the fine as it thinks fit, but in any event not more than one-half of the fine, be awarded to that person.

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      • Section 67(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).