89Reporting of marine incidents to National Regulator (master)

#### 89 Reporting of marine incidents to National Regulator (master) (1) The master 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 a vessel; or (v) significant damage to a vessel; and (b) neither the master nor the owner of the vessel reports the incident to the National Regulator as soon as reasonably practicable after the master becomes aware of the incident, having regard to the circumstances. Penalty: 60 penalty units. (2) The master of a domestic commercial vessel commits an offence if: (a) the vessel is involved in a marine incident; and (b) neither the master nor the owner 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 master 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.