New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARITIME SERVICES ACT 1935 - SECT 30F

30F Information to be given to identify master of vessel

(1) Where the master of a vessel is alleged to be guilty of an offence under any Act, by-law, regulation or rule with the administration of which the Board is charged:

(a) the owner of the vessel, or the person having the control of the vessel, or where such owner or person is a company the secretary of the company shall, when required so to do by an officer of the Board or a member of the police force, forthwith furnish a statement in writing and signed by such owner, person or secretary, stating the name and address of such master, and if any such owner, person or secretary fails to do so he or she shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to a penalty not exceeding 4 penalty units unless he or she proves to the satisfaction of the court that he or she was unable to furnish such statement and that his or her inability to do so was not due to any lack of proper supervision on his or her part of the use made of the vessel, and

(b) any other person shall, if required as aforesaid, give any information which it is in the person’s power to give and which may lead to the identification of such master and, if the person fails to do so, the person shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to a penalty not exceeding 4 penalty units.

(2) Where a statement in writing purporting to be furnished under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and to contain particulars of the name and address of the master of a vessel at the time of the commission of an alleged offence referred to in that subsection is produced in any court in proceedings for the offence against the person named in the statement as the master, the statement shall be evidence without proof of signature that the person was the master of such vessel at such time.