15Discharging oil into State waters from a ship prohibited

15 Discharging oil into State waters from a ship prohibited

15 Discharging oil into State waters from a ship prohibited

(1) The master and the owner of a ship are each guilty of an offence if any oil is discharged from the ship into State waters.

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$500,000, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—$10,000,000.

(2) In proceedings for an offence against this section in relation to a ship—

(a) it is sufficient for the prosecution to allege and prove that oil was discharged from the ship into State waters, but

(b) it is a defence if it is proved that, by virtue of Division 2, this section does not apply in relation to the discharge.

s 15: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[8].