Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 171

  (1)   A person (the first person ) contravenes this subsection if:

  (a)   the first person engages another person to perform the duties o f a licensed pilot under the regulations; and

  (b )   the other person is not a licensed pilot.

Fault - based offence

  (2)   A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection   ( 1).

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.

  (3)   For the purposes of subsection   ( 2), strict liability applies to paragraph   ( 1)(b).

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

Civil penalty

  (4)   A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection   ( 1).

Civil penalty:   1,200 penalty units.