Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00189:section:12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 12
Character Range: 12766–13709

12  Detention of ship for unpaid levy
 (1) A ship in respect of which levy is payable may be detained by a Collector until the levy is paid.
 (2) If a ship that has been detained by a Collector under subsection (1) goes to sea without having been released by the Collector, the master of the ship commits an offence punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not exceeding 5 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) A reference in this section to levy payable in respect of a ship shall be read as including a reference to an amount that, under section 8, is payable on account of levy that may become payable in respect of the ship.
 (4) While a ship is detained under subsection (1), a person does not have the power of seizure provided for by section 123 of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 in relation to the ship.