49Obligation to notify alterations of regulated Australian vessels that relate to maritime labour certificates

#### 49 Obligation to notify alterations of regulated Australian vessels that relate to maritime labour certificates (1) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person is the owner or master of a regulated Australian vessel; and (b) the vessel is altered in such a way as to affect the maritime labour certificates that vessel is required to have; and (c) AMSA, and each issuing body that has issued a maritime labour certificate for the vessel, are not informed of the alterations within the period prescribed by the regulations. 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.