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Lakes Act 1976
74Obligation to stop
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74 Obligation to stop (1) The master of a boat commits an offence if— (a) the boat is involved in a boating accident involving another boat or the death of, or injury to, a person; and (b) the master fails to stop the boat. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the defendant has a reasonable excuse for failing to stop the boat. mentioned in s (3) (see Criminal Code, s 58).