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MARINE ACT - SECT 112

False distress signals

A person shall not, without reasonable cause:

        (a)     set off or cause to be set off a flare or EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon), or display or cause to be displayed lights, sheets, or signs which indicate distress; or

        (b)     make or cause to be made any other distress signal or a signal which may be confused with a prescribed distress signal.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.



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