55AOffence to have defective, altered or modified sewage systems

55A Offence to have defective, altered or modified sewage systems

55A Offence to have defective, altered or modified sewage systems

(1) The master and the owner of a prescribed vessel in State waters are each guilty of an offence if a sewage system, or part of the sewage system, on the prescribed vessel is defective or has been altered or modified in a way that enables the discharge of sewage in contravention of this Part.

Maximum penalty for a large ship—

(a) for an individual—$55,000, or

(b) for a corporation—$275,000,

Maximum penalty for a ship prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section—an amount prescribed by the regulations.

(2) In this section—

prescribed vessel means—

(a) a large ship, or

(b) a ship prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

sewage system, for a prescribed vessel, includes the following—

(a) a holding tank to collect and store sewage,

(b) a sewage treatment plant certified to meet the requirements—

(i) of the regulations giving effect to Regulation 9.1.1 of Annex IV of MARPOL, or

(ii) prescribed by the regulations,

(c) portable tanks, including toilet cassettes, for discharge into a reception facility,

(d) a comminuting and disinfecting system—

(i) approved by orders made under the regulations, giving effect to Regulation 9.1.2 of Annex IV of MARPOL, or

(ii) approved under the regulations.

s 55A: Ins 2021 No 8, Sch 1.1[25].