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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Local regulation of maritime activity - Navigation bylaws

33O: Infringement offences relating to navigation bylaws

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"Breaking navigation rules can lead to a fine of up to $1,000"

The Governor-General can make rules about navigation bylaws. You might break a bylaw and get an infringement offence. The rules say which bylaws are infringement offences. The Governor-General can also set a fine, up to $1,000, for breaking a bylaw. They can decide what an infringement notice looks like. If you are alleged to have broken a bylaw, you might go to court under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or get an infringement notice. These rules are secondary legislation, which means they have to follow certain publication rules, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 3ALocal regulation of maritime activity
Navigation bylaws

33OInfringement offences relating to navigation bylaws

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations—

  2. specifying which breaches of navigation bylaws are infringement offences:
    1. prescribing an infringement fee, not exceeding $1,000, for any infringement offence specified under paragraph (a):
      1. prescribing the form of infringement notices for infringement offences.

        1. A person who is alleged to have committed an infringement offence may be—

        2. proceeded against for the offence under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957; or
          1. served with an infringement notice.

            1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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            • Section 33O: inserted, on , by section 7 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
            • Section 33O(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).