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CONTROL OF NAVAL WATERS REGULATION 2015 (SLI NO 27 OF 2015) - REG 14

Persons not to be near installations etc.

             (1)  A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person:

                     (a)  enters or remains in:

                              (i)  naval waters within 100 metres of an installation, an exempt vessel, or any other vessel, in the waters or on the foreshore of the waters; or

                             (ii)  the foreshore of such waters; and

                     (b)  the person does not have written permission from the superintendent of the naval waters to do so.

Penalty:  5 penalty units.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse for the relevant conduct.

Note:           A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code ).

             (3)  A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

                     (a)  the person engages in conduct that interferes with an installation in naval waters or on the foreshore of naval waters; and

                     (b)  the person does not have written permission from the superintendent of the naval waters to do so.

Penalty:  10 penalty units.

             (4)  Subsection (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse for the relevant conduct.

Note:           A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see section 13.3 of the Criminal Code ).



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