87Master must report reportable incident

87 Master must report reportable incident

87 Master must report reportable incident

(1) The master of a ship must, without delay, report any reportable incident that occurs in State waters in relation to the ship to the Minister in the manner prescribed by the regulations.

Maximum penalty—$121,000.

(2) In a prosecution of a person for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence if the person proves that the person was unable to comply with that subsection.

Editor’s note.

See Article I(1) of Protocol I of MARPOL.

s 87: Am 2021 No 8, Sch 1.2[81] [82].