Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00948:reg:20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00948
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 20
Character Range: 34289–35183

20  Regulation of boats to conserve the marine environment
 (1) This section is made for the purposes of section 14 of the Act.
 (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person uses a boat to engage in fishing in the AFZ; and
 (b) the boat is more than 130 metres in length (see section 8 of this instrument).
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if:
 (a) the boat is owned and operated by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, or a State or Territory; and
 (b) a scientific permit is in force authorising the use of the boat by a person; and
 (c) the person engages in fishing in the AFZ for scientific research purposes in accordance with the conditions of the permit.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this subsection (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).

Part 5—Tenders

Division 1—Preliminary