Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 249

  (1)   A person must not operate a vessel if:

  (a)   the vessel has been detained under subsection   248 ( 1) (detention by AMSA ) or 252 (3 ) (detention by an officer of Customs ) ; and

  (b)   the vessel has not been released from detention; and

  (c)   an inspector has not consented to the operation of the vessel by the person.

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.