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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 Cost You Up to $1,000"

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The Governor-General can make rules about navigation bylaws. You can break these rules and get a fine of up to $1,000. The rules also say what the fine notice should look like. If you break a navigation bylaw, you might have to go to court or get a fine notice. You can be taken to court under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 or you can get a fine notice. These rules are part of a bigger set of laws, and you can learn more about how they are published by looking at 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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            Notes
            • 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).