(1)

Any of the following done without lawful authority is an unlawful interference with maritime transport :

(a) committing an act, or causing any interference or damage, that puts the safe operation of a port, or the safety of any person or property at the port, at risk;
(b) taking control of a ship by force, or threat of force, or any other form of intimidation;
(c) destroying a ship that is being used for maritime transport;
(d) causing damage to a ship that is being used for maritime transport that puts the safety of the ship, or any person or property on board or off the ship, at risk;
(e) doing anything on board a ship that is being used for maritime transport that puts the safety of the ship, or any person or property on board or off the ship, at risk;
(f) placing, or causing to be placed, on board a ship that is being used for maritime transport anything that puts the safety of the ship, or any person or property on board or off the ship, at risk;
(g) putting the safety of ships at risk by interfering with, damaging or destroying navigational aids, communication systems or security systems;
(h) putting the safety of ships at risk by communicating false information.

(2)

However, unlawful interference with maritime transport does not include lawful advocacy, protest, dissent or industrial action that does not result in, or contribute to, an action of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) to (h).