Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_53
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 53
Character Range: 94745–95383

53  Offence—operating etc. a vessel without a certificate of operation (owner)
 (1) The owner of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if:
 (a) the owner operates the vessel, or causes or permits the vessel to be operated by another person; and
 (b) the operation of the vessel is not authorised by a certificate of operation in force for the vessel; and
 (c) the vessel is not exempt from the requirement to have a certificate of operation (see section 143).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.