Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian 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 punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not
exceeding —
(a) if
the offender is a natural person — $50 000; or
(b) if
the offender is a body corporate — $250 000.
(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.