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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Offences in relation to maritime activity - Safety offences

67B: Other offences

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"Breaking Maritime Rules Can Lead to Fines or Prison"

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You can commit an offence if you operate a ship without the right number of seafarers or qualified personnel, unless you have an exemption under section 40AA. You can also commit an offence if you operate a ship outside its allowed limits. If you knowingly break any rules for carrying dangerous goods, you can commit an offence too. You can get in trouble if you do these things, and you might have to pay a fine or go to prison. If you are an individual, you could be imprisoned for up to 12 months or fined up to $10,000, and if you are a company, you could be fined up to $100,000, and you might also have to pay an extra penalty under section 409.

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Part 6Offences in relation to maritime activity
Safety offences

67BOther offences

  1. Subject to an exemption given under section 40AA, every person commits an offence who—

  2. operates a ship without the prescribed number of seafarers or qualified personnel:
    1. operates a ship outside its prescribed operating limits:
      1. knowingly breaches any requirement specified in this Act or in regulations or rules made under this Act for the carriage of dangerous goods.

        1. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c) is liable,—

        2. 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. in either case, to an additional penalty under section 409.

              Notes
              • Section 67B: inserted, on , by section 20 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).
              • Section 67B(1): amended, on , by section 35 of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 9).