Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015:section:301
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00015
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 301
Character Range: 484766–486056

301  Power to require owner of vessel to provide ballast water records
 (1) A biosecurity officer may require the owner of a vessel to produce to the officer any record required to be retained under section 294, or a copy of such a record certified by or on behalf of the owner.
Note: A person may commit an offence or contravene a civil penalty provision if the person provides false or misleading documents (see section 137.2 of the Criminal Code and section 533 of this Act).
 (2) A biosecurity officer:
 (a) may make copies of, or take extracts from, a record produced under subsection (1); and
 (b) for that purpose, may remove the record from the place at which it was produced.
 (3) A person who is required to produce a record, or a copy of a record, under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement as soon as reasonably practicable.

Strict liability offence
 (4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person is required to produce a record, or a copy of a record, under subsection (1); and
 (b) the person fails to comply with the requirement as soon as reasonably practicable.
Note: For offences of strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 80 penalty units.

Division 3—Directions powers