Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PORTS MANAGEMENT ACT 2015 (NO 11 OF 2015) - SECT 80

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person pilots a vessel in a pilotage area; and

    (b)     a licensed pilot is required by this Part to be on board the vessel while it is in that area; and

    (c)     the person is not a licensed pilot or the holder of a pilotage exemption certificate in respect of that area.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person:

    (a)     represents, by word or conduct, that the person is a licensed pilot or the holder of a pilotage exemption certificate in respect of a pilotage area; and

    (b)     knows that the representation is false.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.