Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) ACT 1983 - SECT 27C

             (1)  The master and owner of an Australian ship are guilty of an offence if:

                     (a)  a requirement to give information is made, in relation to the ship, under a law of a foreign country in circumstances in which paragraph 3 of article 220 of the Law of the Sea Convention permits such a requirement to be made; and

                     (b)  the requirement is not complied with.

Penalty:  500 penalty units.

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

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