Masters of ships

(1)

The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:

(a) the master is notified by the Secretary or a port operator that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the ship; and
(b) the master fails to acknowledge the notification to the Secretary.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(2)

The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:

(a) the master is given:
(i) a security direction by the Secretary that relates to the operations of the ship; or
(ii) a control direction that relates to the ship; and
(b) the master fails to acknowledge the direction to the Secretary.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

Ship operators

(3)

The ship operator for a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:

(a) the ship operator is notified by the Secretary that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the ship; and
(b) the ship operator fails to acknowledge the notification to the Secretary.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(4)

The ship operator for a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:

(a) the ship operator is given:
(i) a security direction by the Secretary that relates to the operations of the ship; or
(ii) a control direction that relates to the ship; and
(b) the ship operator fails to acknowledge the direction to the Secretary.

Penalty: 100 penalty units.

(5)

Subsections (1) to (4) are offences of strict liability.