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Marine Safety Act 1998
63Offence to operate recreational vessel without appropriate boat driving licence
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#### 63 Offence to operate recreational vessel without appropriate boat driving licence
63 Offence to operate recreational vessel without appropriate boat driving licence
> A person must not operate a recreational vessel to which this Division applies as its master unless the person is the holder of a boat driving licence under this Act of an appropriate type which authorises the person to operate the vessel.
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> Maximum penalty—15 penalty units.
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> Note.
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> A boat driving licence is a marine safety licence—Part 4 deals with the grant of, and other matters relating to, any such licence.
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> **s 63:** Subst 2008 No 59, Sch 1 \[34\].