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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
98Acknowledging level notifications and directions
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#### 98 Acknowledging level notifications and directions
Masters of ships
(1) The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
(a) the master is notified by the Secretary or a port operator that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the ship; and
(b) the master fails to acknowledge the notification to the Secretary.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(1A) The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
(a) the master is notified by an offshore facility operator that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the facility; and
(b) section 24A applies to the ship so that the maritime security level in force for the facility is also in force for the ship; and
(c) the master fails to acknowledge the notification to the Secretary.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
(2) The master of a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
(a) the master is given:
(i) a security direction by the Secretary that relates to the operations of the ship; or
(ii) a control direction that relates to the ship; and
(b) the master fails to acknowledge the direction to the Secretary.
Penalty: 25 penalty units.
Ship operators
(3) The ship operator for a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
(a) the ship operator is notified by the Secretary that maritime security level 2 or 3 is in force for the ship; and
(b) the ship operator fails to acknowledge the notification to the Secretary.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(4) The ship operator for a regulated foreign ship commits an offence if:
(a) the ship operator is given:
(i) a security direction by the Secretary that relates to the operations of the ship; or
(ii) a control direction that relates to the ship; and
(b) the ship operator fails to acknowledge the direction to the Secretary.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
(5) Subsections (1) to (4) are offences of strict liability.