Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551:section:21ab
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00551
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 21AB
Character Range: 75317–76818

21AB  Giving further information about act done in emergency situation
 (1) A person who, in an emergency:
 (a) to save a person from death or serious injury; or
 (b) to secure the safety of a ship or aircraft or the safety of equipment or facilities of high value; or
 (c) to protect the environment;
does an act mentioned in subsection 21A(2), and does so other than in accordance with a permit or a recognised foreign authority, must, before the end of the 60th day after the day on which the act was done, give a written report to the Minister or an authorised officer, in the prescribed form (or if no form is prescribed, in the form approved by the Minister):
 (d) describing the action; and
 (e) explaining why the action was taken.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
 (a) it is not possible for the person to give the written report to the Minister or an authorised officer before the end of the 60th day after the act was done; and
 (b) the person gives the written report to the Minister or an authorised officer as soon as practicable after that day.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
 (3) Strict liability applies to subsection (1).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (4) In this section:
authorised officer means a person authorised by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, for the purposes of this section.