SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 33 Concealing Australian nationality
SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 33
Concealing Australian nationality(1) If the master or owner of an Australian ship does anything, or permits anything to be done that results in:
(a) concealing the nationality of the ship from any person entitled by a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory to inquire into the nationality of the ship; or
(b) deceiving any such person; or
(c) the ship appearing not to be an Australian ship;
the ship is subject to forfeiture under this Act, and the master and owner each commit an offence.
(2) Subsection ( 1) does not apply if the master or owner of the ship does the thing to escape capture by an enemy.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection ( 2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(3) An offence based on subsection ( 1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal
Code .