24Defective, altered or modified sewage systems—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

24 Defective, altered or modified sewage systems—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

24 Defective, altered or modified sewage systems—the Act, s 243(2)(c)

(1) This section applies to the following vessels, other than large ships—

(a) domestic commercial vessels,

(b) recreational vessels.

(2) The master and owner of a vessel are each guilty of an offence if a sewage system, or part of the sewage system, on the vessel—

(a) is defective, or

(b) has been altered or modified in a way that enables the discharge of sewage into State waters.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—$2,200, or

(b) otherwise—$11,000.

(3) In this section—

domestic commercial vessel means a commercial vessel required to be registered under the National Law.

National Law has the same meaning as in the Marine Safety Act 1998.