Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094:section:171
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 171
Character Range: 164108–164930

171  Engaging an unqualified person to perform duties of licensed pilot
 (1) A person (the first person) contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the first person engages another person to perform the duties of a licensed pilot under the regulations; and
 (b) the other person is not a licensed pilot.

Fault‑based offence
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
 (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Civil penalty
 (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 1,200 penalty units.

Division 4—Exemption from requirement to navigate with a licensed pilot