Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK ACT 1975 - SECT 61AAC

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is a kind of person responsible (within the meaning of subsection   61AAA(10)) for a vessel; and

  (b)   a vessel monitoring direction applies for the vessel; and

  (c)   the direction applies to the person, or to that kind of person; and

  (d)   if the direction is an individual vessel monitoring direction--a copy of the direction has been given to the person; and

  (e)   the direction is not complied with.

Penalty:   500 penalty units.

  (2)   Strict liability applies to paragraphs   (1)(a) and (d).

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

  (3)   Absolute liability applies to paragraphs   (1)(b) and (c).

Note:   For absolute liability, see section   6.2 of the Criminal Code .