Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The owner of a foreign vessel must not take the vessel to sea , or cause or permit another pe rson to take the vesse l to sea , if :
(a) the vessel is required by the regulations to have a certificate of a specified kind and such a certificate is not in force for the vessel; or
(b) if the vessel is not required by the regulations to have a certificate of a specified kind-- other documentary evidence attesting that the vessel is seaworthy, issued by or on behalf of the country in which the vessel is or may be registered, is not in force .
Fault - based offence
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection ( 1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years or 600 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty
(3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection ( 1).
Civil penalty: 6,000 penalty units .