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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Transitional provisions relating to Parts 10 to 12

185: Penalties

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"Breaking maritime rules can lead to fines or prison time"

If you break the rules in sections 131, 132, and 171 of the Maritime Transport Act, you can get a fine of up to $5,000. If you keep breaking the rules, you can get another fine of up to $250 for each day you break them. You can check the rules in section 131, section 132, and section 171 to see what you can and can't do. If you break these rules, you will be in trouble.

If you break the rules in sections 133, 136, 144, 146, 155, 161, and 173, you can get in trouble too. As an individual, you can get a prison sentence of up to 12 months or a fine of up to $10,000. You can check the rules in section 133, section 136, section 144, section 146, section 155, section 161, and section 173 to see what you can and can't do.

If you are a company and you break these rules, you can get a fine of up to $100,000. If you break the rules in sections 147, 170(3), 174(5), 175(3), 176(3), 178, 180, 181, 183, and 184, you can get a fine too. As an individual, you can get a fine of up to $5,000, and as a company, you can get a fine of up to $30,000. You can check the rules in section 147, section 170(3), section 174(5), section 175(3), section 176(3), section 178, section 180, section 181, section 183, and section 184 to see what you can and can't do.

If you break the rules in section 151 or section 164(3), you can get a fine of up to $2,000. If you keep breaking the rules, you can get another fine of up to $100 for each day you break them. If you break the rules in section 172(2), you can get a fine of up to $10,000.

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Part 13Transitional provisions relating to Parts 10 to 12

185Penalties

  1. Every person who commits an offence against any of sections 131, 132, and 171 shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued.

  2. Every person who commits an offence against any of sections 133, 136, 144, 146, 155, 161, and 173 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. Every person who commits an offence against any of sections 147, 170(3), 174(5), 175(3), 176(3), 178, 180, 181, 183, and 184 is liable on conviction,—

      2. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $5,000:
        1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $30,000.

          1. Every person who commits an offence against section 151 or section 164(3) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued.

          2. Every person who commits an offence against section 172(2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

          Notes
          • Section 185(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
          • Section 185(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
          • Section 185(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
          • Section 185(4): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
          • Section 185(5): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).