85Recovery of discharge expenses and expenses incurred in an

85 Recovery of discharge expenses and expenses incurred in an emergency (1) The Territory may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover discharge expenses as a debt due and payable from: (a) the master and owner of the ship from which the pollutant was discharged or was likely to have been discharged; and (b) other persons causing the discharge. (2) The Territory may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, recover the costs incurred by an authorised officer or by a person authorised under section 70(1)(d) in taking action under section 70 in relation to a discharge of a pollutant. (3) Costs referred to in subsection (2) are recoverable as a debt due and payable by: (a) the master and owner of the ship from which the pollutant was discharged or was likely to have been discharged; and (b) other persons causing the discharge of the pollutant.