Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131:section:61aac
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00131
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61AAC
Character Range: 211057–211859

61AAC  Failure to comply with vessel monitoring direction: offence
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is a kind of person responsible (within the meaning of subsection 61AAA(10)) for a vessel; and
 (b) a vessel monitoring direction applies for the vessel; and
 (c) the direction applies to the person, or to that kind of person; and
 (d) if the direction is an individual vessel monitoring direction—a copy of the direction has been given to the person; and
 (e) the direction is not complied with.
Penalty: 500 penalty units.
 (2) Strict liability applies to paragraphs (1)(a) and (d).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) Absolute liability applies to paragraphs (1)(b) and (c).
Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.