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Marine Pollution Act 2012
209Detained ship must not leave port
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209 Detained ship must not leave port
209 Detained ship must not leave port
(1) The master and the owner of a ship detained under this Division are each guilty of an offence if the ship departs the port or other place at which it is detained before it is released from detention.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$55,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—$110,000.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if the person can establish that he or she was not aware that the ship had been detained.