Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454:section:98
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00454
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 98
Character Range: 146595–148497

98  Acknowledging level notifications and directions

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.
 (1A) The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
 (a) the master is notified by an offshore facility operator that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the facility; and
 (b) section 24A applies to the ship so that the maritime security level in force for the facility is also in force for the ship; and
 (c) 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.

Division 3—Control directions