51Offence to operate vessels in contravention of vessel registration certificates

51 Offence to operate vessels in contravention of vessel registration certificates

51 Offence to operate vessels in contravention of vessel registration certificates

(1) The master of a registrable vessel must not allow the vessel to be operated in State waters in contravention of the conditions of the vessel registration certificate for the vessel.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) It is a defence to prosecution for an offence under this section if the master establishes that the master reasonably believed the vessel was not operated in contravention of the conditions.

s 51: Am 2008 No 59, Sch 1 [24]; 2012 No 90, Sch 1 [18]. Subst 2016 No 28, Sch 1 [29]; 2025 No 12, Sch 1[50].