68Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from ship in transfer operation prohibited

68 Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from ship in transfer operation prohibited

68 Discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from ship in transfer operation prohibited

(1) A person must not deliberately, recklessly or negligently cause a prescribed marine pollutant to be discharged from a ship in, or in connection with, a transfer operation.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) Each prescribed person in relation to a ship is guilty of an offence if a prescribed marine pollutant is discharged from a ship in, or in connection with, a transfer operation.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(3) In this section—

prescribed person means any of the following—

(a) the owner of the ship,

(b) the master of the ship,

(c) the person in charge of the transfer operation of the ship.

ss 68–73: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[70].