Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 14

Power to prohibit operation of particular vessel

14. Power to prohibit operation of particular vessel



(1) The Director may, in accordance with the regulations, direct that a
particular vessel (whether registered or not) must not be operated on State
waters, or that it may only be operated on State waters on specified
conditions, and a direction may be either for a specified period or
indefinite.

(2) A member of the police force may, in accordance with the regulations,
direct that a particular vessel (whether registered or not) must not be
operated on State waters, or that it may only be operated on State waters on
specified conditions, for a specified period.





(3) A person must not operate a vessel in contravention of a direction under
subsection (1) or (2).

Penalty: For a first offence, 2 penalty units. For a subsequent offence, 3
penalty units. __________________