Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MARINE ACT - SECT 117

The master of a vessel which:

        (a)     is involved in or causes an accident or collision;

        (b)     receives damage which renders or is likely to render it unsafe;

        (c)     has been in great danger from the act of some other vessel;

        (d)     has been in danger of wreck or collision;

        (e)     fouls or does damage to a pipeline, submarine cable or marine navigational aid;

        (f)     is involved in an incident in which the sea is polluted by oil or by any noxious substance either by it or by another vessel; or

        (g)     being a vessel other than a fishing vessel, having left a port or place in the Territory, puts back to that port or place,

shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, report the event to the Director and, if so requested by him, provide a report in writing.

Penalty:     50 penalty units.