(1)

The demerit points system may provide that the approval of the maritime security plan of a maritime industry participant may be cancelled if the maritime industry participant accrues a prescribed number of demerit points.

Note: Section 58 deals with the cancellation of the approval of maritime security plans under the demerit points system.

(2)

Demerit points must only be accrued if the maritime industry participant:

(a) is convicted or found guilty of an offence against this Act; or
(b) under a scheme established under regulations made under section 187, pays a penalty to the Commonwealth as an alternative to prosecution.

(3)

Without limiting the scheme that may be established under section 198, the scheme may provide that different provisions apply to different kinds of maritime industry participants or to different classes of participants within a kind of maritime industry participant.