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Marine Act 1981
140Offences relating to declared services
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140 Offences relating to declared services
(a) the person carries on a declared service; and
(b) the person is not a licensee.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units.
(2) A licensee commits an offence if the licensee contravenes a
condition of the licence other than one mentioned in
section 136(1)(a) or (b).
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(3) The master of a vessel that is engaged in a declared service
commits an offence if the master causes or permits the vessel to
be used in a way that contravenes a condition of a licence held in
respect of the declared service.
(4) An offence against subsection (2) or (3) is an offence of strict
subsection (2) or (3) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.