Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts30. Removal etc. of vessel for failure to comply with direction
(1) Where the master of a vessel fails to comply with a direction of the harbourmaster given under section 29(1)(c), the harbourmaster may cause the vessel to be positioned, moored, unmoored, placed, anchored or removed accordingly.
(2) In addition to a penalty for an offence of failing to comply with the directions of the harbourmaster, the owner or master of a vessel which the harbourmaster has caused to be positioned, moored, unmoored, placed, anchored or removed under subsection (1) is liable to pay all expenses incurred in the positioning, mooring, unmooring, placing, anchoring or removal of the vessel.
(3) An amount which an owner or master is liable to pay under subsection (2) may be recovered as a debt due and payable to the Port Corporation.
(4) A person shall not hinder or obstruct, or aid or abet a person to hinder or obstruct, the harbourmaster, or a person lawfully assisting the harbourmaster, in causing a vessel to be positioned, moored, unmoored, placed, anchored or removed under subsection (1).
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 100 penalty units.
If the offender is a body corporate - 500 penalty units.