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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
38FBLiability for ship used in committing offence: offence
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#### 38FB Liability for ship used in committing offence: offence
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is an owner of or the master of a vessel; and
(b) the vessel is used in committing an offence against a provision of another Division of this Part; and
(c) the conduct constituting the offence is engaged in in a zone; and
(d) the vessel is a ship within the meaning of the zoning plan for the zone.
Penalty: 500 penalty units.
(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1).
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.