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Marine Act 1981
102Directions in relation to hazardous goods
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102 Directions in relation to hazardous goods
(1) The Director may give such directions as the Director thinks fit to
the master of a vessel for or with respect to the loading, or the
carriage in or the removal from a vessel of goods which, in the
opinion of the Director, would endanger the vessel or be a danger
to human life.
(2) The power under subsection (1) to give directions includes the
power to prohibit the loading of or carriage of hazardous goods in a
vessel.
(3) The master of a vessel commits an offence if:
(a) a direction is given to the master under subsection (1); and
(b) the master engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct contravenes the direction.
Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units.
(4) This section does not apply to a vessel within a designated port.