South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts24—Interference with navigational aids
(1) A person must not,
without the Minister's permission, interfere with a navigational aid.
Maximum penalty: $750.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1), the mooring of a vessel to a navigational aid
constitutes interference with the navigational aid.
(3) If the Minister is
of the opinion that a particular light or signal might be confused with the
light or signal produced by a navigational aid, the Minister may, by notice in
writing to the person in charge of the device that produces the light or
signal, require the person to take action specified in the notice to prevent
the possibility of confusion.
(4) If a person fails
to comply with a requirement under subsection (3) within the time allowed
in the notice, the Minister may take the action specified in the notice and
recover the cost of doing so from the person.
(5) A person who
fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a notice under
subsection (3) is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $750.