Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094:section:312
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00094
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 312
Character Range: 294929–295896

312  Births, deaths etc.
 (1) The master of a regulated Australian vessel contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) either:
 (i) a person carried on the vessel gives birth to a child, dies or disappears; or
 (ii) a seafarer is injured or contracts an illness that incapacitates him or her from the performance of his or her duty; and
 (b) the master fails to do both of the following:
 (i) record the occurrence in the vessel's official logbook together with such particulars with respect to the occurrence as are prescribed by the regulations;
 (ii) as soon as practicable, give a report in writing in the approved form of the occurrence to a person prescribed by the regulations.

Fault‑based offence
 (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.

Civil penalty
 (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 180 penalty units.

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