CTHIn ForceAct
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012
43Offence—operating etc. a vessel without a certificate of survey (owner)
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 43
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Act 2012.
#### 43 Offence—operating etc. a vessel without a certificate of survey (owner)
(1) The owner of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if:
(a) the owner operates the vessel, or causes or permits the vessel to be operated; and
(b) a certificate of survey is not in force for the vessel; and
(c) the vessel is not exempt from survey (see section 143).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
> Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.