Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 26FEJ

             (1)  The master and the owner of an Australian ship each commit an offence if:

                     (a)  an entry in a prescribed record book is not made in accordance with the regulations as soon as practicable after a prescribed fuel‑changeover operation on the ship occurs when the ship enters an SOx emission control area; or

                     (b)  the record book is not:

                              (i)  retained on board the ship for the prescribed period; or

                             (ii)  readily available for inspection at all reasonable times.

Penalty:  200 penalty units.

             (2)  An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

             (3)  A person commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the person makes an entry in a prescribed record book; and

                     (b)  the entry is false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty:  200 penalty units.