Part 3ALocal regulation of maritime activity
Navigation bylaws
33NOffences relating to navigation bylaws
Every person who breaches a navigation bylaw commits an offence against this Act punishable on conviction.
The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing a fine not exceeding $2,500 for any offence under subsection (1).
Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) for which no penalty is provided for under subsection (2) is liable to a fine not exceeding $500.
Despite section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, a charging document for an offence against subsection (1) may be filed within 12 months of the time when the matter to which the charging document relates arose.
Regulations under subsection (2) are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).