Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:clause:1_26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26
Character Range: 73339–74807

26  Offences relating to contraventions of section 25
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
 (b) the act or omission contravenes section 25(1) or (2); and
 (c) the person intends the act or omission to cause the loss or destruction of, or serious damage to, the domestic commercial vessel concerned.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 200 penalty units, or both.
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
 (b) the act or omission contravenes section 25(1) or (2); and
 (c) the person is reckless as to whether the act or omission will cause the loss or destruction of, or serious damage to, the domestic commercial vessel concerned.
Penalty: 160 penalty units.
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
 (b) the act or omission contravenes section 25(1) or (2); and
 (c) the person is negligent as to whether the act or omission will cause the loss or destruction of, or serious damage to, the domestic commercial vessel concerned.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
 (4) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
 (b) the act or omission contravenes section 25(1) or (2).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

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