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MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 60 Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

MARINE POLLUTION ACT 2012 - SECT 60

Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

60 Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

(1) The master and the owner of a ship are each guilty of an offence if any garbage is discharged from the ship into State waters.
: Maximum penalty--
(a) in the case of an individual--$55,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation--$275,000.
(2) In proceedings for an offence against this section in relation to a ship--
(a) it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that garbage was discharged from the ship into State waters, but
(b) it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of Division 2, this section does not apply in relation to the discharge.