(1) The master of a vessel must ensure that all ammunition is removed from any firearm on board the vessel before the vessel enters a local port.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-regulation (1) does not apply in relation to—
(a) a firearm of a person who is engaged in hunting in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1975 ; or
(b) a firearm whose discharge, or possible discharge, in the local port is otherwise authorised by law.
(3) The master of a vessel within a local port must ensure that a firearm is not discharged by any person on board the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Sub-regulation (3) does not apply to a master of a vessel in relation to a person—
(a) who is engaged in hunting in accordance with the Wildlife Act 1975 ; or
(b) who is otherwise authorised by law to discharge the firearm while on board the vessel.