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GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS 2019 (F2019L00166) - REG 171

Public mooring and public infrastructure not to be removed, misused or damaged

Public mooring

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

                     (a)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (b)  the conduct results in:

                              (i)  the removal of a public mooring; or

                             (ii)  the misuse of a public mooring; or

                            (iii)  damage to a public mooring.

Note:          For the definition of public mooring , see subsection 5(1).

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

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

                     (a)  the person is:

                              (i)  the master of a vessel; or

                             (ii)  the person in charge of a vessel; or

                            (iii)  the owner of a vessel; or

                            (iv)  any other person responsible for a vessel; and

                     (b)  any person on the vessel engages in conduct; and

                     (c)  the conduct results in:

                              (i)  the removal of a public mooring; or

                             (ii)  the misuse of a public mooring; or

                            (iii)  damage to a public mooring.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

Public infrastructure

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

                     (a)  the person engages in conduct; and

                     (b)  the conduct results in:

                              (i)  the removal of public infrastructure; or

                             (ii)  the misuse of public infrastructure; or

                            (iii)  damage to public infrastructure.

Note:          For the definition of public infrastructure , see subsection 5(1).

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

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

                     (a)  the person is:

                              (i)  the master of a vessel; or

                             (ii)  the person in charge of a vessel; or

                            (iii)  the owner of a vessel; or

                            (iv)  any other person responsible for a vessel; and

                     (b)  a person on the vessel engages in conduct; and

                     (c)  the conduct results in:

                              (i)  the removal of public infrastructure; or

                             (ii)  the misuse of public infrastructure; or

                            (iii)  damage to public infrastructure.

Penalty:  50 penalty units.

Exception--liability of owner when vessel stolen

             (5)  A person does not commit an offence against this section that occurs as a result of the use of, or an attribute of, a vessel if:

                     (a)  the person is the owner of the vessel; and

                     (b)  the alleged offence is committed by another person who was in charge of the vessel; and

                     (c)  at the time of the alleged offence, the vessel was stolen or illegally taken.

Note:          A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to matters in subsection (5) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).

   


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