Jervis Bay Territory Marine Safety Ordinance 2016
33Offences—conduct of passengers on a domestic commercial vessel
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33 Offences—conduct of passengers on a domestic commercial vessel
(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a passenger on a domestic commercial vessel in Territory waters; and (b) the person: (i) obstructs someone engaged in the navigation or other operation of the vessel; or (ii) wilfully damages, or uses for a purpose for which it was not intended, any part of the vessel or any equipment on the vessel; or (iii) removes, damages or defaces any sign or notice on the vessel that relates to the vessel’s safe and proper use or any survey plate.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is a passenger on a domestic commercial vessel in Territory waters; and (b) the passenger is in or on a prohibited part of the vessel.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
(3) A part of a vessel is a prohibited part if: (a) it is a roof, awning or mast on the vessel; or (b) there is a notice displayed at each place on the vessel designed for entry to the part that prohibits a passenger’s entry to that part.