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Maritime Labour Convention only if the service complies with the requirements mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (f) of Schedule 1, other than subparagraph (f)(v) of Schedule 1, as if the service were registered under subsection 16(2).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsections (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 4 Engagement and working conditions of seafarers

20 Minimum age
       (1) A person must not employ or engage to work on a regulated Australian vessel a person under 16 years.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (4) A person must not employ or engage to work on a regulated Australian vessel a person under 18 years if:
(a) the person's health or safety is likely to be jeopardised; or
(b) the person is required to work between 9pm and 6am and the work is not reasonably required for the training of the person as a seafarer in accordance with an approved program.
       (5) Subject to the Fair Work Act 2009 or any collective agreement that applies on the vessel, the owner of a regulated Australian vessel must ensure that the working conditions mentioned in Schedule 2 for a person under 18 years are met.

21 Work agreements
       (1) For subsections 54(1) and (2) of the Navigation Act, a seafarer's work agreement must:
(a) contain the information mentioned in Schedule 3; and
(b) be written in English; and
(c) state:
 (i) the duration of duties undertaken on board does not exceed 11 months; and
 (ii) if the agreement is for an indefinite period — the conditions under which either party may terminate it and the required notice period; and
 (iii) if the agreement is for a specified period — the date it expires; and
 (iv) if the agreement is for a voyage — the port of destination and when the agreement expires.
       (2) The work agreement, including any variation, must be signed by:
(a) the seafarer; and
(b) the owner of the vessel or a representative of the owner.
       (3) The owner of a regulated Australian vessel and must:
(a) if requested by a seafarer — provide a copy of any collective agreement that applies to the seafarer; and
(b) provide the seafarer with a copy of the signed original of the seafarer's work agreement; and
(c) if requested by AMSA or a competent authority — make a copy of the work agreement available for inspection.

22 Notice period for