21ABGiving further information about act done in emergency situation

#### 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.