Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 38FB

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is an owner of or the master of a vessel; and

  (b)   the vessel is used in committing an offence against a provision of another Division   of this Part; and

  (c)   the conduct constituting the offence is engaged in in a zone; and

  (d)   the vessel is a ship within the meaning of the zoning plan for the zone.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

  (2)   Strict liability applies to subsection   (1).

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .