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Marine Pollution Act 2012
222Detained ships must not depart
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222 Detained ships must not depart
222 Detained ships must not depart
(1) The master and the owner of a ship detained under this Part that departs State waters before it is released from detention are each guilty of an offence against this section.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$22,000, 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.
s 222: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[208].