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20 Restrictions on obstructing vessels
20 Restrictions on obstructing vessels
(1) A person must not obstruct or in any way impede the launching, removal from the water or securing of a vessel otherwise than when launching or removing another vessel from the water in the usual manner.
(2) A person must not obstruct or in any way impede—
(a) the handling of cargo or the embarking or disembarking of passengers in respect of a vessel, or
(b) the safe navigation of a vessel.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.