Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673:section:69
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 69
Character Range: 143911–144793

69  Unregistered ships not to leave foreign ports
 (1) Where an unregistered ship is at a foreign port at which there is a proper officer, the ship shall not depart from that port on a voyage unless and until a registration certificate or provisional registration certificate is granted in respect of the ship.
 (2) The master and owner of a ship that departs from a foreign port in contravention of subsection (1) each commit an offence punishable upon conviction:
 (a) if the offender is a natural person—by a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units; or
 (b) if the offender is a body corporate—by a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
 (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) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prescribed ship, or ships included in a prescribed class of ships.