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Navigation Act 1912
414Detention of ships
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#### 414 Detention of ships
(1) Where, under this Act, a ship is to be or may be detained, a superintendent or an officer of Customs may detain the ship.
(2) The master of a ship commits an offence if:
(a) the ship has been detained or notice of detention of the ship has been served on the master; and
(b) following that detention or the service of that notice, the ship goes to sea before it is released by a competent authority.
Penalty: 500 penalty units.