Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 18

Owner must give information

18. Owner must give information



(1) In this section authorised officer means a person who is authorised by the
Director, or a person who is authorised by the Minister, for the purposes of
this section.

(2) The owner of a vessel must, when required to do so by a member of the
police force or an authorised officer-

   (a)  give information which is within the knowledge of the owner and which
        may lead to the identification of any person, other than the owner,
        who was the person in charge of the vessel on any occasion; or

   (b)  make all reasonable enquiries to obtain that information.

Penalty: For a first offence, 4 penalty units. For a subsequent offence, 8
penalty units.