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.