Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:section:6:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 22802–23890

that is an offence against a provision of this Act an offence against the law of the State or Territory.
 (6) Subsections (4) and (5) apply even if the law of the State or Territory does any one or more of the following:
 (a) provides for a penalty for the offence that differs from the penalty provided for in this Act;
 (b) provides for a fault element in relation to the offence that differs from the fault elements in relation to the offence against this Act;
 (c) provides for a defence in relation to the offence that differs from the defences in relation to the offence against this Act.
 (7) If:
 (a) an act or omission of a person is both an offence against the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth and an offence against the law of a State or Territory or the common law; and
 (b) the person is convicted of either of those offences;
the person is not liable to be convicted of the other of those offences.
 (8) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to a law of a State or Territory includes a reference to a provision of such a law.