Maritime Transport Act 1994

Offences in relation to maritime activity - Offences in relation to maritime document

69B: Knowingly employing seafarers without maritime documents

You could also call this:

"Hiring sailors without the right papers when you know it's wrong is against the law."

If you employ a seafarer who does not have the right maritime documents, and you know about it, you are committing an offence. You can be punished if you do this, and the punishment is different depending on if you are an individual or a company. If you are an individual, you could go to prison for up to 12 months or get a fine of up to $10,000, and if you are a company, you could get a fine of up to $100,000, and you may also have to pay an additional penalty under section 409.

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69A: Acting in breach of maritime documents, or

"Breaking the rules in ship documents can get you in trouble"

70: Failure to comply with inspection or audit request, or

"Breaking the law by not following inspection or audit requests can lead to big fines."

Part 6Offences in relation to maritime activity
Offences in relation to maritime document

69BKnowingly employing seafarers without maritime documents

Every person commits an offence who knowingly employs a seafarer who does not hold the appropriate maritime document.
Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable,—
in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding $10,000:
in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000:
in either case, to an additional penalty under section 409.

Notes

Section 69B: inserted, on 23 October 2013, by section 21 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).