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penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
Division 3 Notice and information requirements

16 Notice of intention to AMSA to ship solid bulk cargo
       (1)At least 48 hours before starting to load onto a vessel at a port in Australia Group A, Group B or Group A and B solid bulk cargo, the shipper must give to an inspector at the AMSA office at or nearest to the port of loading a signed notice with the following information:
(a) the name and IMO number of the vessel;
(b) the port and berth of loading;
(c) cargo information prescribed by section 4.2 of the IMSBC Code.
       (2)However, the inspector may allow the shipper to give the notice at a later time.
       (3)The shipper may give the notice for more than 1 vessel in the form of a list of vessels, scheduled for loading at a port in the week or fortnight after the preparation of the list.
       (4)The list must set out, for each vessel on the list:
(a) the information mentioned in subsection (1); and
(b) the expected time and date of berthing, if known to the shipper.
       (5)The shipper must give a new list to the inspector at the AMSA office:
(a) at least 48 hours before the expected arrival of:
 (i) a vessel not mentioned on the last list given to the inspector; or
 (ii) a vessel whose expected time and date of berthing was not mentioned on that list; or
(b) when the shipper becomes aware that:
 (i) the expected time and date of berthing of a vessel on that list has changed; or
 (ii) a vessel on that list is not expected to berth in Australia.
       (6)If dangerous goods in solid form in bulk are to be shipped, the notice must include, in accordance with Regulation 7-2 of Chapter VII of SOLAS:
(a) a list of the dangerous goods on board the vessel and where they are located; or
(b) a detailed storage plan identifying by class all the dangerous goods on board the vessel and their location.
       (7)When the shipper gives the notice to the inspector, the shipper must give a copy of the notice to the master of each vessel mentioned in the notice.
       (8)The master of a vessel may allow Group A, Group B or Group A and B solid bulk cargo to be loaded onto the vessel only if the master has received a copy of the notice.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (9)An offence against subsection (8) is a strict liability offence.
       (10)A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (8).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.

17 Notice of fumigation of cargo