Navigation Act 2012
171Engaging an unqualified person to perform duties of licensed pilot
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171 Engaging an unqualified person to perform duties of licensed pilot
(1) A person (the first person) contravenes this subsection if: (a) the first person engages another person to perform the duties of a licensed pilot under the regulations; and (b) the other person is not a licensed pilot. Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), strict liability applies to paragraph (1)(b).
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
Civil penalty (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 1,200 penalty units.