161Offence of contravening a condition of accreditation

#### 161 Offence of contravening a condition of accreditation (1) An accredited person commits an offence if: (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and (b) the act or omission contravenes a condition prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and (c) the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel; and (d) the person intends the act or omission to be a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 200 penalty units, or both. (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and (b) the act or omission contravenes a condition prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and (c) the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel; and (d) the person is reckless as to whether the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel. Penalty: 160 penalty units. (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and (b) the act or omission contravenes a condition prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and (c) the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel; and (d) the person is negligent as to whether the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or a domestic commercial vessel. Penalty: 120 penalty units. (4) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and (b) the act or omission contravenes a condition prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.