Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133:reg:8:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01133
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 2/9)
Character Range: 58410–61218

50 penalty units.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty:  50 penalty units.

41 Revocation of certificates
       (1) AMSA may revoke a certificate that contains incorrect information and may issue a certificate with correct information in its place.
       (2) The holder of a revoked certificate must arrange for it to be delivered to an AMSA office as soon as practicable after being notified by AMSA that the certificate has been revoked.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.
       (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Civil penalty:  50 penalty units.

42 Replacement of certificate when lost, stolen or destroyed
       (1) AMSA may issue a replacement seafarer certificate to a person if satisfied that the person's original certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
       (2) For subsection (1), AMSA may require the person to give AMSA a statutory declaration signed by the person, stating that the original certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Note 1   A fee may be determined for this section — see s 47 of the AMSA Act.
Note 2   If a form is approved for the application, the approved form must be used and is available on the AMSA website at http://www.amsa.gov.au — see Marine Order 1 (Administration) 2013.

43 Disposal of certificate by AMSA
       (1) AMSA may dispose of a seafarer certificate issued to a person if the person has returned the certificate to AMSA and the person has applied for a new certificate to replace the certificate.
       (2) AMSA must issue a person with a new certificate to replace the certificate if the person is entitled to a new certificate and AMSA disposes of a certificate under subsection (1).

44 Defacement of certificate
       (1) A person must not deface or physically alter a seafarer certificate.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (2) An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.
       (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 50 penalty units.
       (4) This section does not apply if:
(a) the person is AMSA or the person acts on the authority of AMSA; and
(b) the person physically alters the certificate for the purpose of endorsing or revalidating a certificate, removing an endorsement or revalidation from the certificate or issuing a replacement certificate.

45 Availability of information about seafarer certificates
        AMSA may make available, on request, to the owner of a vessel or to the Administration of a country that is a Party to the STCW Convention information about