Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_67
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 67
Character Range: 106020–106834

67  Offence—master causing etc. performance of duties or functions without a certificate of competency
 (1) The master of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if:
 (a) the master causes or permits another person to perform duties or functions in relation to the vessel; and
 (b) the regulations require the other person to hold a certificate of competency of a particular kind in order to perform those duties or functions; and
 (c) the other person does not hold a certificate of competency of that kind; and
 (d) the other person is not exempt from the requirement to hold a certificate of competency of that kind (see section 143).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.