Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NAVIGATION ACT 2012 - SECT 67

  (1)   The master of a vessel must not take the vessel to sea, or cause or permit the vessel to be taken to sea, unless the vessel is provided, in accordance with the regulations, with:

  (a)   medicines, medical and surgical stores and appliances and antiscorbutics ; and

  (b)   instructions for dispensing and using medicines, medical and surgical stores and appliances and antiscorbutics .

Fault - based offence

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

Penalty:   100 penalty units.

Civil penalty

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

Civil penalty:   1000 penalty units.