112Copies of notices to be displayed and distributed

112 Copies of notices to be displayed and distributed

(1) If a person (the recipient) is given an improvement notice under section 110(1) or a prohibition notice under section 111(2) in relation to a vessel:

(a) the recipient must cause a copy of the notice to be displayed:

(i) in a place directed by the marine safety inspector who issued the notice; or

(ii) if the marine safety inspector does not give a direction—in a prominent place on or near the vessel; and

(b) the marine safety inspector who issued the notice must give a copy of the notice to:

(i) the master of the vessel; and

(ii) the person who holds the certificate of operation for the vessel or, if no such person is able to be located, the person who had possession or control of the vessel immediately before the notice was issued.

(2) A person required by subsection (1)(a) to display a notice commits an offence if an act or omission of the person contravenes the requirement.

(3) An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.