Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468:reg:33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00468
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 33
Character Range: 47234–48174

33  Waterskiing and other prohibited activities
 (1) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person operates a boat on a lake; and
 (b) another person is:
 (i) being towed by the boat on or over the lake (including waterskiing or parasailing from the boat); or
 (ii) wakeboarding or wakesurfing from the boat (including doing so without a rope).
Penalty: 23 penalty units.
 (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person is being towed by a boat on or over a lake (including waterskiing or parasailing from the boat); or
 (b) the person is wakeboarding or wakesurfing from a boat (including doing so without a rope).
Penalty: 23 penalty units.
 (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the person's conduct is authorised by a regulated activity permit.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).