Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if any oil residues that cannot be discharged from a ship into State waters without the commission of an offence against section 8(1) are not retained on board the ship while the ship is in State waters, the master and the owner of the ship are each guilty of an offence and are each liable on summary conviction to–
(a) if the offender is a natural person–a fine not exceeding 2 500 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years; or
(b) if the offender is a body corporate–a fine not exceeding 10 000 penalty units.
(2) Oil residues may be discharged from a ship to a reception facility provided in accordance with Regulation 12 of Annex I to the Convention.