Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673:section:71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 71
Character Range: 145709–146303

71  Detention of ships
 (1) Where it is provided by this Act that a ship may be detained, the ship may be detained by an officer as defined in section 70.
 (2) Where a ship detained under this Act goes to sea before it is released from detention by a competent authority, the owner and master of the ship each commit an offence.
 (2A) An offence under subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) A Collector of Customs shall not grant a Certificate of Clearance in respect of a ship that is detained under this Act.