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SEA INSTALLATIONS ACT 1987 - SECT 16

Certain work on sea installations without permit prohibited

             (1)  Subject to sections 44 and 78, the owner or operator of a sea installation installed in an adjacent area shall not carry out environment related work, or allow such work to be carried out, on the installation otherwise than in accordance with a permit.

Penalty: 

                     (a)  in the case of a natural person--$50,000; or

                     (b)  in the case of a body corporate--$250,000.

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

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


 



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