Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The owner of a
dangerous thing in a port or, if the dangerous thing is a vessel, the owner or
master of the vessel —
(a) must
immediately after becoming aware of the dangerous thing notify the harbour
master or the CEO of its location in the port; and
(b) must
cause to be displayed on or near the dangerous thing any flags, masts, lights
or other things as directed by the harbour master.
(2) A person who does
not comply with subregulation (1)(a), or with a direction under
subregulation (1)(b), commits an offence.
Penalty: $12 000.
(3) If neither the
owner nor master of a vessel in a port complies with
subregulation (1)(a), or with a direction under
subregulation (1)(b), both the owner and the master of the vessel commit
an offence under subregulation (2).
(4) In this
regulation —
owner , in relation to —
(a) a
vessel or part of a vessel; or
(b) a
thing in the water that was in or on a vessel,
has the meaning given in section 105(1) of
the Act.