Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 54
Character Range: 95383–96212

54  Offence—operating etc. a vessel without a certificate of operation (master)
 (1) The master of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if:
 (a) the master 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) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
 (a) the vessel is a hire and drive vessel being used wholly for recreational purposes; and
 (b) the master of the vessel is a hirer of the vessel.
 (3) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.