17Transfer to be undertaken by qualified person

17 Transfer to be undertaken by qualified person

(1)  A person must not have overall advisory control of a transfer unless –

(a) the person is the master of either oil tanker involved in the transfer; and

(b) the person satisfies the prescribed qualification requirements.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 60 penalty units.

(2)  An offence against subsection (1) is a strict liability offence.

(3)  In this section –

overall advisory control has the same meaning as in the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 of the Commonwealth.