317Certificates to be made available

317 Certificates to be made available

(1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is the owner or master of a vessel; and (b) a certificate under this Act is in force in relation to the vessel; and (c) a copy of the certificate is not made available at all reasonable times for examination on request by any of the following: (i) any person on board the vessel; (ii) AMSA; (iii) an inspector; (iv) an officer of Customs. Fault‑based offence (2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.

Civil penalty (3) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).

Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.