113Requirements for on‑board security zones

#### 113 Requirements for on‑board security zones (1) The regulations may, for the purposes of safeguarding against unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities, prescribe requirements in relation to each type of on‑board security zone. (2) Without limiting the matters that may be dealt with by regulations made under subsection (1), the regulations may deal with the following: (a) access to on‑board security zones (including conditions of access, the issue and use of security passes and other identification systems); (b) the identification or marking of on‑board security zones; (ba) the security checking (including background checking) of persons who have access to on‑board security zones; (c) the movement, management or operation of vehicles and other things in on‑board security zones; (d) the maintenance of the integrity of on‑board security zones; (e) the management of people and goods (including the management of unaccompanied, unidentified or suspicious goods) in on‑board security zones; (f) the management (including the sale or disposal) of things abandoned in on‑board security zones; (g) when prescribed requirements are to be met. (3) Regulations made under this section may prescribe penalties for offences against those regulations. The penalties must not exceed: (a) for an offence committed by a port operator, ship operator, port facility operator or offshore facility operator—200 penalty units; or (b) for an offence committed by a maritime industry participant, other than a participant covered by paragraph (a)—100 penalty units; or (c) for an offence committed by any other person—50 penalty units. > Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against regulations made under this section, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose fines of up to 5 times the penalties stated above. (4) Regulations made under subsection (1) may provide for the recovery by a person of costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the person in relation to the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, by the person in relation to a security identification card scheme set out in those regulations. An amount recoverable under those regulations must not be such as to amount to taxation. (5) Regulations made under subsection (1) may authorise the use or disclosure of information (including personal information within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) for the purposes of, or in relation to, assessing the security risk posed by a person.