129Prohibited items on board certain ships—strict liability

129 Prohibited items on board certain ships—strict liability

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is on board a regulated Australian ship; and (b) the person: (i) carries a prohibited item; or (ii) otherwise has in his or her possession a prohibited item that is located at a place that is accessible to the person; and (c) the person is not a law enforcement officer, a maritime security guard or a maritime security inspector; and (d) the carriage or possession of the prohibited item is not authorised by the regulations or permitted in writing by the Secretary; and (e) the prohibited item is not under the control of the master of the ship.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.