SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 68 Unregistered ships not to leave Australia

SHIPPING REGISTRATION ACT 1981 - SECT 68

  (1)   An unregistered ship shall not depart from an Australian port to a place outside Australia .

  (2)   The master and owner of a ship that departs from an Australian port in contravention of subsection   ( 1) each commit an offence punishable upon conviction:

  (a)   if the offender is a natural person--by a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units ; or

  (b)   if the offender is a body corporate--by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units .

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

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

  (3)   A Collector of Customs shall not grant a Certificate of Clearance in respect of an unregistered ship that is about to depart from an Australian port to a place outside Australia .

  (4)   Subsections   ( 1) and (3) do not apply to a prescribed ship, or ships included in a prescribed class of ships.