20Offences relating to contraventions of section 19

#### 20 Offences relating to contraventions of section 19 (1) 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 section 19(1), (2) or (3); and (c) the person intends the act or omission to be a risk to the safety of a person or the domestic commercial vessel concerned. Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 1,800 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 section 19(1), (2) or (3); and (c) the person is reckless as to whether the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or the domestic commercial vessel concerned. Penalty: 200 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 section 19(1), (2) or (3); and (c) the person is negligent as to whether the act or omission is a risk to the safety of a person or the domestic commercial vessel concerned. 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 section 19(1), (2) or (3). 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.