72Offence of causing discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from pipeline in connection with transfer operation

72 Offence of causing discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from pipeline in connection with transfer operation

72 Offence of causing discharge of prescribed marine pollutant from pipeline in connection with transfer operation

(1) A person must not deliberately, recklessly or negligently cause a prescribed marine pollutant to be discharged from a purpose-built pipeline 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 of the prescribed persons in relation to a purpose-built pipeline is guilty of an offence if any prescribed marine pollutant is discharged from the pipeline in, or in connection with, a transfer operation, whether or not it is being so used.

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 occupier of the land,

(b) the owner of the pipeline,

(c) the person in charge of the pipeline.

ss 68–73: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[70].