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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Civil liability for pollution of marine environment - Mandatory insurance for certain ships and offshore installations

367: Offences

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"Breaking the rules about ship insurance can lead to big fines or even prison time"

If you own a ship or are its master, you can commit an offence if you enter or leave a New Zealand port or marine waters without insurance, as required by section 363 or section 363A. You could be imprisoned for up to 2 years or fined up to $200,000.

If you are the master of a ship in New Zealand marine waters, you can commit an offence if you do not carry or produce the required insurance certificate, as stated in section 363 or section 363A, and you could be fined up to $10,000.

As the owner or master of a New Zealand ship, you can also commit an offence if you enter or leave a port outside New Zealand without insurance, as required by section 363 or section 363A, and you could be imprisoned for up to 2 years or fined up to $200,000.

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Part 25Civil liability for pollution of marine environment
Mandatory insurance for certain ships and offshore installations

367Offences

  1. The owner and the master of a ship each commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $200,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship enters or leaves, or attempts to enter or leave, a port in New Zealand or New Zealand marine waters in breach of section 363 or 363A.

  2. The master of a ship in New Zealand marine waters commits an offence and is liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship fails to carry, or the master fails to produce, the certificate of insurance required to be carried under section 363 or 363A.

  3. The owner and the master of a New Zealand ship is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to a fine not exceeding $200,000 if, without reasonable excuse, the ship enters or leaves a port outside New Zealand in breach of section 363 or 363A.

Notes
  • Section 367: replaced, on , by section 61 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(1): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(2): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
  • Section 367(3): amended, on , by section 97 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).