60Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

60 Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

60 Discharging of garbage into State waters from ship prohibited

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

Maximum penalty—

(a) in the case of an individual—$55,000, or

(b) in the case of a corporation—$275,000.

(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 garbage 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.

ss 60–62: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[64].