88Reporting of marine incidents to National Regulator (owner)

#### 88 Reporting of marine incidents to National Regulator (owner) (1) The owner of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if: (a) the vessel is involved in a marine incident that involves: (i) the death of a person; or (ii) serious injury to a person; or (iii) the loss of a vessel; or (iv) the loss of a person from the vessel; or (v) significant damage to a vessel; and (b) neither the owner nor the master of the vessel reports the incident to the National Regulator as soon as reasonably practicable, having regard to the circumstances, after the owner becomes aware of the incident. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (2) The owner of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if: (a) the vessel is involved in a marine incident; and (b) neither the owner nor the master of the vessel gives a written report of the incident, in the form approved by the National Regulator, to the National Regulator within 72 hours after the owner becomes aware of the incident. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.